Article 5 Duty payable in respect of fishing licences

In section 26 of the principal Act (power of Board to make byelaws) after subsection (1) there shall be inserted the following subsections—

“(1A)

The duty prescribed by byelaws under subsection (1)(i) in respect of any class of fishing licence shall be the aggregate of—

(a)

an amount determined by the Department, after consultation with the Board, with a view to ensuring that the receipts of the Board in any financial year are sufficient to meet their payments;

(b)

an amount specified by the Department in relation to that class of licence.

(1B)

The Board shall, in respect of each licence issued by them, pay to the Department, at such time as the Department may direct, the amount specified by the Department under subsection (1A)(b) in relation to a licence of that class.” .

In section 24 of the principal Act (appropriations in aid) after paragraph (d) there shall be inserted the following paragraph—

“(dd)

any sum paid to the Department by the Board under section 26(1B); and” .