# The Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (“the 2016 Regulations”), which make provision for regulating the killing of salmon in specified areas.
Regulation 2 substitutes schedule 2 (inland waters prohibition on retaining salmon) of the 2016 Regulations, which describes the areas of inland waters where there is a prohibition on the retention of any salmon caught. Changes are made to the following paragraphs of schedule 2: 7, 21, 22, 34, 37, 61 and 76.
Correction Note: The enabling powers in section 38 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003, though cited in the preamble as being in sections 38(1), 6(b) and (c), are in section 38(1), (6)(b) and (c). The Scottish Government’s explanation is available on the Scottish Parliament website at https://www.parliament.scot/~/media/committ/12046.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2025/390/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-salmon-scotland-amendment-regulations-2025/note
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