The Salmon (Definition of Methods of Net Fishing and Construction of Nets) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994

Statutory Instruments

1994 No. 111 (S.4)

RIVER, SCOTLAND

The Salmon (Definition of Methods of Net Fishing and Construction of Nets) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994

Made

19th January 1994

Laid before Parliament

31st January 1994

Coming into force

20th February 1994

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 3(2)(d)of the Salmon Act 1986((1)) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf and afterhaving consulted such persons as he considers appropriate, hereby makes the followingRegulations:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Salmon (Definition of Methods of Net Fishing and Construction of Nets) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1994 and shall come into force on 20th February 1994.

(2) In these Regulations “the principal Regulations” means the Salmon (Definition of Methods of Net Fishing and Construction of Nets) (Scotland) Regulations 1992((2)).

Amendment of the principal Regulations

2.  There shall be inserted, after regulation 8 of the principal Regulations the following:—

“Thickness of twine

8A.— (1) Without prejudice to regulation 2 and subject to paragraph (4) hereof, no twine forming all or any part of the sides of the meshes of a net used in fishing for or taking salmon shall have a mean thickness (measured in accordance with this regulation) in any part of its length of less than 0.9 millimetres.

(2) In this regulation, “mean thickness” shall be the arithmetical mean of twenty measurements of thickness taken at random along a continuous length of at least 300 millimetres of the twine.

(3) Twine shall be measured for the purposes of this regulation only when wet and held taut and no measurement shall be taken of any part of the twine which is, or has been, occupied or distorted by a knot.

(4) This regulation shall not apply to any poke net used in fishing for or taking salmon under a certificate of privilege issued under the Solway Salmon Fisheries Commissioners (Scotland) Act 1877((3)).”.

Hector Monro

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish Office

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th January 1994

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Salmon (Definition of Methods of Net Fishing and

(1)

1986 c. 62.

(2)

S.I. 1992/1974, amended by S.I. 1993/257.

(3)

1877 c.ccxl (40 & 41 Vict.).