(This note is not part of the Regulations.)

These Regulations amend the Foyle and Carlingford Area (Licensing of Fishing Engines) Regulations 2001 by –

a

providing for a coarse fishing rod licence to authorise the use of two rods and lines to fish for, take and kill eels and coarse fish;

b

prescribing new licence fees for 2004; the 2004 fees and the increases/decreases from 2003 are as follows:

2003

2004

Increase/Decrease

2003

2004

Increase/Decrease

£

£

£

Draft Net used in certain tidal waters on the River Foyle

163·00

168·00

+5·00

261·00

243·00

−18·00

Draft Net used in River Roe upstream of the defined mouth

172·00

177·00

+5·00

275·00

256·00

−19·00

Draft Net used in the Foyle Area other than in certain tidal waters of the Rivers Foyle and Roe

132·00

136·00

+4·00

212·00

197·00

−15·00

Drift Net used only at sea

230·00

237·00

+7·00

368·00

343·00

−25·00

Drift Net used only in Lough Foyle

230·00

237·00

+7·00

368·00

343·00

−25·00

Drift Net used in Lough and Sea

251·00

259·00

+8·00

402·00

374·00

−28·00

Stake Net used in Lough and Sea

530·00

546·00

+16·00

848·00

790·00

−58·00

Bag Net used in Lough and Sea

318·00

328·00

+10·00

509·00

474·00

−35·00

Fixed Draft Net used in Lough and Sea

332·00

342·00

+10·00

532·00

495·00

−37·00

Season Game Fishing Rod and Line

21·50

15·00

−6·50

32·00

21·50

−10·50

Fourteen Day Game Fishing Rod and Line

10·50

7·50

−3·00

15·50

11·00

−4·50

Three Day Game Fishing Rod and Line

5·00

3·50

−1·50

7·50

5·00

−2·50

Season Game Fishing Rod and Line to be issued to a person under the age of eighteen

2·00

2·00

NIL

3·00

3·00

NIL

Season Game Fishing Rod and Line provided applicant holds a season game fishing rod licence for the time being in force and issued by the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland or a salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence for the time being in force and issued under section 67 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 in the Republic of Ireland or a salmon rod (annual) (district) ordinary licence for the time being in force and issued under section 16 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1991 in the Republic of Ireland

1·00

1·00

NIL

1·50

1·50

NIL

Season Coarse Fishing Rod and Line Licence

8·00

15·00

+7·00

12·00

21·50

+9·50

Season Coarse Fishing Rod and Line Licence to be issued to a person under the age of eighteen.

2·00

2·00

NIL

3·00

3·00

NIL