This order may be cited as the North West Water Authority (Solway Firth) Trout Close Season Order 1985 and shall come into force on 10th February 1987 unless a memorial is presented to the Minister in accordance with paragraph 9 of Schedule 3 to the Act praying that this order shall be subject to special parliamentary procedure2.

In relation to such part of the Solway Firth as lies within the area of the North West Water Authority, paragraph 3 of Schedule 1 to the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (which specifies minimum close seasons and close times) shall have effect as if the minimum duration of the trout close season specified in item 5 of that paragraph were 168 days instead of 181 days.