# The River Tweed (Baits and Lures) Regulations 1998, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations specify–
1 any worm (whether fresh or preserved) and any part thereof, as bait (article 2(1)), and
2 any lure having more than one hook (other than a lone double, or lone treble, hook) attached to it, as a lure (article 2(2)),
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 Rivers Ettrick and Yarrow and their tributaries, part of the main stem of the River Tweed and parts of certain tributaries of the River Tweed (article 3).
The effect of the Regulations is to prohibit the use of any worm or any part of one as bait and any lure having more than one hook attached when fishing by rod and line for salmon or sea trout in the areas specified.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/6/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/river-tweed-baits-and-lures-regulations-1998/note
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