# Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966, Section 16: Definitions of mouths of rivers, etc.

Extent: N.I.

(1) For the purposes of this Act, the Ministry may by order define, by reference to a map or otherwise,—
(a) the mouth of any river at its entrance into any lake or the sea;
(b) the mouth of any tributary river at its entrance into any other river;
(c) the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of any river;
(d) the point or points to or from which distances are to be measured under this Act;
(e) the areas within which it is prohibited under this Act to use or practise certain methods of fishing;
[(f the boundary between so much of the Northern Ireland zone as is within, and so much thereof as is without, the Londonderry Area or the Newry Area.]
(2) Where several rivers flow into a common mouth or estuary, an order under this section may declare that the outlets of such rivers form separate mouths.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1966/17/section/16 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-act-northern-ireland-1966/section-16
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