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Explanatory note

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(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations specify natural prawns and shrimps, and any part of them, 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 1951.

The Regulations apply to the River Forth Salmon Fishery District.

The effect of the Regulations is to prohibit the use of natural prawns and shrimps or any part of them as baits and lures when fishing by rod and line for salmon or sea trout.