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Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2005 No. 456

FISHERIES

Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Made

13th October 2005

Coming into operation

1st January 2006

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure(1), in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1) and 19(1) of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(2) and now exercisable by it(3), and of every other power enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2006.

Licence Duties

2.  There shall be payable to the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland by way of licence duties in respect of licences for the use of fishing engines for the taking of eels referred to in column 1 of the Schedule the amounts respectively specified in column 2 of the Schedule.

Revocation

3.  The Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) (No. 2) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004(4) are hereby revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 13th October 2005.

L.S.

M. Cory

A senior officer of the

Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE

Fishing EngineLicence Duty
(1)(2)
Fyke net£8.00
The existing eel weir at Toome£1595.50
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna£1595.50
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna£1595.50
The existing eel weir at Belleek£52.00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks£84.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing more than 1,200 hooks£116.50
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh£116.50

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the licence duties payable to the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland in respect of licences for the use of fishing engines for the taking of eels. The new duties, and the size of the increases where applicable, are set out below.

Previous RatesNew RatesIncrease
£££
Fyke Net8.008.000.00
The existing eel weir at Toome1542.001595.5053.50
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna1542.001595.5053.50
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna1542.001595.5053.50
The existing eel weir at Belleek50.5052.001.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks82.0084.502.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing over 1,200 hooks113.00116.503.50
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh113.00116.503.50
(1)

Established by the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1)), Article 3(1)

(3)

See S.R. 1999 No. 481 Article 3 and Schedule 1

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