Section 24 Unauthorised introduction of salmon or salmon eggs into certain waters.
Scotland
A person who intentionally introduces any salmon or salmon eggs into inland waters in a salmon fishery district for which there is a district salmon fishery board shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
A person shall not be guilty of an offence under this section in respect of an introduction of salmon or salmon eggs into such waters if—
he has the previous written consent of the district salmon fishery board for the salmon fishery district in which these waters are situated; or
the waters constitute or are included in a fish farm F2....
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Ss. 5-30 repealed in part (1.4.2005) by Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 15), s. 71(2), sch. 4 Pt. 2 (with s. 71(3)(4)(6)); S.S.I. 2005/174, art. 2 and Act repealed in part (except s. 31) (15.11.2006) by Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2913), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 Pt. 2
- F2
Words in s. 24(2)(b) omitted (27.3.2009) by virtue of Aquatic Animal Health (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/85), reg. 1(2)(c), sch. 2 para. 7(a) (with reg. 2.)
Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
- F1
Act repealed in part (except s. 31) (15.11.2006) by Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/2913), art. 1(2), Sch. 4 Pt. 2