Every Person who during the Periods in each Year when it is lawful to fish for Salmon knowingly takes or kills or aids or assists in taking or killing in or from the River any foul, unclean, or unseasonable Salmon, or knowingly has in his Possession any such Salmon, or exposes for Sale or exchanges for any Matter or Thing any such Salmon, shall for every such Offence be liable to a Penalty not exceeding [F1£25][F1level 1 on the standard scale], and every Salmon so taken, and the Net or other Engine by which the same has been taken, and the Hampers, Baskets, and Packages in which the same are found, may be seized and forfeited; and the Proof that such Salmon were not taken in or from the River contrary to this Enactment shall lie upon the Person in whose Custody the same shall be found.
Textual Amendments
F1Words “level 1 on the standard scale” substituted for “£25” (E.W.S.) by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), s. 46 and (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), s. 289G