Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23)

Part 7 E+W+S Fisheries

Chapter 3 E+W+S Migratory and freshwater fish

Supplementary E+W+S

228 Theft of fish from private fisheries etc E+W

(1) In the Theft Act 1968 (c. 60), in Schedule 1 (offences of taking or destroying fish), paragraph 2 is amended as follows.

(2) For sub-paragraph (1) substitute—

“(1) A person who unlawfully takes or destroys, or attempts to take or destroy, any fish in water which is private property or in which there is any private right of fishery shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.”

(3) Sub-paragraph (2) is omitted.

(4) In sub-paragraph (3), for “this paragraph” substitute “ sub-paragraph (1) above ”.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 228 in force at 12.1.2010 by S.I. 2009/3345, art. 2, Sch. para. 14