Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2004 No. 383
FISHERIES
Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Close Seasons for Angling) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
Made
2nd September 2004
Coming into operation
13th September 2004
The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, in exercise of its powers under section 13(1) (amended by section 34(3) of the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999(1) and section 5(1) of the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2002(???a)) and section 28(2) and (4) of the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952(???a) which stand transferred to it under section 34(1) of the British-Irish Agreement Act 1999, and in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(1) and section 27(2) and (4) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952(2) and now vested in it(3) and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, with the approval of the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, under the agreement made between those Governments on 19th November 2002(4) and section 5(1) of the British-Irish Agreement (Amendment) Act 2002, hereby makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Close Seasons for Angling) (Amendment) Regulations 2004 and shall come into operation on 13th September 2004.
Amendment of the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Close Seasons for Angling) Regulations 2001
2. For the Schedule to the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Close Seasons for Angling) Regulations 2001(5) there shall be substituted the following Schedule –
Regulation 2
“SCHEDULE
| Description of Waters | Close Season |
|---|---|
| All rivers in the Foyle Area other than – (a)the River Foyle; (b)the River Finn and its tributaries; and (c)the River Strule and its tributaries upstream of its confluence with the River Owenkillew. | 21st October to 31st March next following both dates inclusive. |
| River Foyle and River Finn including the loughs and tributaries of the River Finn. | 16th September to the last day of February next following both dates inclusive. |
| River Strule and its tributaries upstream of its confluence with the River Owenkillew. | 13th September to 31st March next following both dates inclusive. |
| All loughs in the Foyle Area other than the loughs of the River Finn system and Lough Foyle. | 21st October to the last day of February next following both dates inclusive. |
| Lough Foyle. | 16th September to the last day of February next following both dates inclusive. |
| All rivers in the Carlingford Area. | 1st November to the last day of February next following both dates inclusive. |
| All loughs in the Carlingford Area. | 1st November to the last day of February next following both dates inclusive.” |
Given under the Seal of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission on 2nd September 2004.
L.S.
R. J. D. Anderson
Chief Executive of the Loughs Agency
Approved by the Government of Ireland and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on 2nd September 2004.
T. P. O'Connor
P. Smyth
Being persons authorised by those Governments to signify approval on their behalf.
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations.)
These Regulations amend the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Close Seasons for Angling) Regulations 2001 by bringing forward the beginning of the close season in the River Strule and its tributaries upstream of its confluence with the River Owenkillew from 21st October to 13th September.
Legislation of the Republic of Ireland
1952 C. 5 (N.I.) as amended by S.I. 1999/859
By S.I. 1999/859 Article 21(1)
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