# Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975, Paragraph 5


An application for an order may be made by any of the following, namely—
(a) a water authority;
(b) a county or metropolitan district council;
(c) persons who in the opinion of the Minister are the owners of one-fourth at least in value of the several fisheries proposed to be regulated or constitute a majority of the persons holding licences to fish in public waters within the area of the proposed order;
(d) any association of persons which in the opinion of the Minister is sufficiently representative of fishing interests within that area.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1975/51/schedule/3/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/salmon-and-freshwater-fisheries-act-1975/schedule-3/paragraph-5
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