Part 7Fisheries
Chapter 3Migratory and freshwater fish
Taking fish etc
I1216Roe etc
1
Section 2 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (c. 51) (roe, spawning and unclean fish, etc) is amended as follows.
2
In subsection (1)—
a
for “salmon, trout or freshwater fish” substitute “
salmon, trout, eels, lampreys, smelt, shad, freshwater fish or any specified fish in any waters
”
;
b
in paragraph (b), for “any roe of salmon or trout” substitute “
any fish roe
”
.
3
In subsection (2)—
a
after “subsections (3)” insert “
, (3A)
”
;
b
in paragraph (a), for “salmon, trout or freshwater fish” substitute “
salmon, trout, lamprey, smelt, shad, freshwater fish or specified fish in any waters
”
;
c
in paragraph (b), for “any salmon, trout or freshwater fish” substitute “
any such fish
”
.
4
After subsection (3) insert—
3A
Subsection (2) above does not apply where a person takes an immature freshwater fish in circumstances prescribed by byelaws.
5
In subsection (5), for “salmon, trout or freshwater fish” substitute “
fish of any description
”
.
6
After that subsection insert—
6
In this section “specified fish” means fish of such description as may be specified for the purposes of this section by order under section 40A below.
7
Subsection (3A) of section 1 above applies for the purposes of this section.