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.