# Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997, Section 9: Issue of drift net licences

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

Where a drift net licence holder dies or retires from drift netting the Board shall issue to the applicant for a drift net licence who is the longest serving crew member of the boat used for drift netting by that licence-holder or, failing an application from that crew member, to the crew member of that boat next in length of service who makes an application for a drift net licence and so on in descending order of length of service of crew members of that boat.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/425/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-byelaws-northern-ireland-1997/section-9
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