Regulation 2 Amendment of the Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016

(1)

The Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016^f1 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (4).

(2)

In regulation 3 (prohibition on retaining salmon)—

(a)

in paragraph (2), for “No” substitute “Subject to paragraphs (2A) and (3), no”; and

(b)

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)
Paragraph (2) does not apply to any person who retains any salmon caught on or after 1st July 2017 in the River Ness and all inland waters which drain, or drain to some extent, to the outflow point (grid reference NH 6599 4700) but excluding the River Moriston and all areas of inland waters which drain, or drain to some extent, to the outflow point (grid reference NH 4298 1622) on the north shore of Loch Ness at Invermoriston.”.

(3)

For schedule 1 (conservation status areas), substitute the schedule set out in schedule 1 of these Regulations.

(4)

For schedule 2 (inland waters: prohibition on retaining salmon), substitute the schedule set out in schedule 2 of these Regulations.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: S.S.I. 2016/115.