4.—(1) The Scottish Ministers may agree a conservation plan in respect of an area of inland waters listed and described in Part 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 1 with—
(a)the district salmon fishery board, or boards, for that area; or
(b)where there is no such board for that area, the proprietors of any salmon fishery within that area.
(2) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)a “conservation plan” means a plan setting out the objectives, priorities and management measures with respect to—
(i)the management of salmon fisheries in that area; and
(ii)the conservation of salmon in that area; and
(b)“salmon” does not include any salmon produced by fish farming.