Section 5 Application of certain provisions of 1966 c.17.

Northern Ireland

The following provisions of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, that is to say,—

section 172 (General powers of authorised persons)
section 176 (Apprehension of offenders)
section 178 (Powers of inspection, examination and detention)
section 182 (Penalty for assaulting authorised persons)
section 183 (Obstructing or impeding authorised persons)
section 184 (Giving warning to persons unlawfully fishing)
section 185 (Indemnification of authorised persons)
sections 195 to 199 (Forfeitures upon conviction) and so far as they relate to any of those provisions,
section 201(1) (Penalties not specifically provided for)
section 204 (Proof of documents) and
section 206 (Interpretation)

shall have effect for the purposes of this Act and or orders made under this Act with the following modifications:—

(a)
references therein to authorised persons within the meaning of that Act or to officers or persons exercising powers conferred by Part XI of that Act or by any provision of that Part shall be construed as references to authorised persons within the meaning of this Act;
(b)
references in those provisions [F1 except section 201(1)] to that Act or to any provision thereof shall be construed as references to this Act or to any provision of this Act or any order made under this Act;
(c)
section 201(1), as well as applying to offences under other provisions of that Act mentioned in this section which do not themselves provide for penalties, shall apply also to offences against this Act (and for that purpose the first reference in that subsection to that Act includes this Act and the words from “for which” to “section” are inoperative).]

Annotations

F1: Act repealed (27.3.2009) by Aquatic Animal Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/129), regs. 1(1), 59, Sch. 2 para. 1