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The River Cree Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 1991

S.I. 1991/2192 · Made 30 September 1991

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RIVER, SCOTLAND

SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

Made 30th September 1991

Coming into force 1st January 1992

The Secretary of State, on application to him by the River Cree District Salmon Fishery Board, having carried out all necessary consultations, complied with all necessary procedures and considered the representations and objections made as required by paragraphs 3, 4 and 7 of Schedule 1 to the Salmon Act 1986f1, as applied by section 8(5) of that Act, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 8 of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

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Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 62.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Specification of baits and lures and area of application
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the River Cree Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 1991 and shall come into force on 1st January 1992.

2Specification of baits and lures and area of application

Natural prawns and shrimps (whether fresh or preserved, dyed or natural colour) and any part thereof are, in relation to the River Cree salmon fishery district, specified for the purposes of the definition of “rod and line” in section 24(1) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951f1.

Signature

T.J. Kelly

Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office

Pentland House,

Edinburgh

30th September 1991

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations specify natural prawns and shrimps and any part of them for the purposes of the definition of “rod and line” in section 24(1) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951. They apply throughout the River Cree salmon fishery district for the whole of each year. The effect is to prohibit the use of natural prawns and shrimps (or any part of them) as bait when fishing by rod and line for salmon and sea trout.