http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1986/62/section/1/2001-04-15Salmon Act 1986An Act to make fresh provision for the administration of salmon fisheries in Scotland; to provide as to the licensing and regulation of salmon dealing in Scotland and in England and Wales; to provide for, and as respects, certain offences in the law of Scotland and in the law of England and Wales in connection with salmon; to amend the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975, section 5 of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 and section 9 of the Diseases of Fish Act 1983; to provide for the review of salmon fishing by means of nets; and for connected purposes.1986-11-07texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2017-03-012001-04-15 Part I Administration of Salmon Fisheries in Scotland Salmon fishery districts Salmon fishery districts.11A salmon fishery district shall be the area within the coastal limits of a district (within the meaning of the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Acts 1862 to 1868) and extending—aseaward for three miles from mean low water springs andblandward to include the catchment area of each river which flows directly or indirectly into the sea within these limitsbut excluding any area designated as a salmon fishery district by an order made under subsection (2) below.2Notwithstanding subsection (1) above, the Secretary of State may, in accordance with section 2 of this Act, by order designate any area as a salmon fishery district, whether or not it includes all or part of a salmon fishery district—aestablished by subsection (1) above; orbalready designated as such by an order made under this subsection;and such an order is referred to in this Act as a “designation order”.3Districts within the meaning of the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Acts 1862 to 1868 shall cease to exist and, subject to subsection (6) below—aany reference in any enactment to a particular district within that meaning shall be construed as a reference to the salmon fishery district established by subsection (1) above which has the same coastal limits as that district; andbfor references in any enactment, excluding this Act, to such districts in general there shall be substituted references to salmon fishery districtsand a salmon fishery district which has the same coastal limits as a district within the meaning of these Acts shall have the same name as that district.4After consulting such persons as he thinks fit, the Secretary of State may, by order made by statutory instrument—awhere an island or part of an island is not within the area of a salmon fishery district by virtue of subsections (1) or (2) above, include in the area of a salmon fishery district—ithat island or that part; andiithe sea within three miles from mean low water springs on that island or that part;bwhere there is doubt as to whether a particular place is in a particular salmon fishery district, make provision for the purpose of removing that doubt; orcchange a reference used in describing a salmon fishery district where the suitability of that reference for that purpose has lessened or ceasedbut such an order shall not create a salmon fishery district.5The River Tweed shall not be a salmon fishery district except as otherwise provided in this Act.6References in the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 and in any other enactment as amended by that Act to a district shall be construed as including references to the River Tweed.S. 1: power previously exercised by S.I. 1988/994, 1989/1869, 1990/324S. 1(2): s. 1(2) (with s. 2) power exercised by S.I.1991/22711951 c. 26.
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