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The River Dee (Kirkcudbright) Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 2002

S.S.I. 2002/11 · Made 7 January 2002

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RIVER

SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

Made 7th January 2002

Coming into force 1st February 2002

The Scottish Ministers, on application to them by the River Dee (Kirkcudbright) District Salmon Fishery Board, having consulted and directed that notice be given in accordance with paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 to the Salmon Act 1986f1 as applied by section 8(5) of that Act, and there having been no objections made to the application, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 8 of that Act and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Regulations:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1986 c. 62. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

Contents

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

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the River Dee (Kirkcudbright) Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st February 2002.

2Specification of baits and lures

Natural prawns and shrimps (whether fresh or preserved, dyed or natural colour) and any part thereof are hereby specified as baits and lures for the purposes of the definition of “rod and line” in section 24(1) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951f1.

3Area of application

These Regulations shall apply to the River Dee (Kirkcudbright) Salmon Fishery District.

Signature

JINNY HUTCHISON

A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers

Pentland House,

Edinburgh

7th January 2002

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations specify natural prawns and shrimps (whether fresh or preserved, dyed or natural colour) and any part of them, as baits and lures for the purpose of the definition of “rod and line” in section 24(1) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 (regulation 2). The Regulations apply to the River Dee (Kirkcudbright) Salmon Fishery District (regulation 3).

The effect of the Regulations is to prohibit the use of those baits or lures when fishing by rod and line for salmon or sea trout.