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The River Tay Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 1999

S.I. 1999/376 · Made 17 February 1999

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RIVER, SCOTLAND

SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES

Made 17th February 1999

Coming into force 1st March 1999

The Secretary of State, on application to him by the River Tay 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 having considered objections made to the application, 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
  3. 3Areas of application
  4. 4Revocation
  5. Signature
  6. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the River Tay Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 1999 and shall come into force on 1st March 1999.

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” and section 24(1) of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951f1.

3Areas of application

These regulations shall apply to the River Tay Salmon Fishery District.

4Revocation

The River Tay Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 1992f1 are hereby revoked.

Signature

G M Thomson

Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office

Pentland House,

Edinburgh

17th February 1999

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 use of prawns and shrimps is thereby prohibited in the River Tay Salmon Fishery District (regulation 3).

Regulation 4 revokes the River Tay Salmon Fishery District (Baits and Lures) Regulations 1992.