Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made13th October 2005

Coming into operation1st January 2006

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure1, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1) and 19(1) of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 19662 and now exercisable by it3, and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2006.

Licence Duties2

There shall be payable to the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland by way of licence duties in respect of licences for the use of fishing engines for the taking of eels referred to in column 1 of the Schedule the amounts respectively specified in column 2 of the Schedule.

Revocation3

The Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20044 are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 13th October 2005.

M. CoryA senior officer of theDepartment of Culture, Arts and Leisure

SCHEDULE

Regulation 2

Fishing Engine	Licence Duty
(1)	(2)
Fyke net	£8.00
The existing eel weir at Toome	£1595.50
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna	£1595.50
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna	£1595.50
The existing eel weir at Belleek	£52.00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks	£84.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing more than 1,200 hooks	£116.50
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh	£116.50

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the licence duties payable to the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland in respect of licences for the use of fishing engines for the taking of eels. The new duties, and the size of the increases where applicable, are set out below.

	Previous Rates	New Rates	Increase
	£	£	£
Fyke Net	8.00	8.00	0.00
The existing eel weir at Toome	1542.00	1595.50	53.50
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna	1542.00	1595.50	53.50
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna	1542.00	1595.50	53.50
The existing eel weir at Belleek	50.50	52.00	1.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks	82.00	84.50	2.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing over 1,200 hooks	113.00	116.50	3.50
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh	113.00	116.50	3.50