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Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

27th November 2008

Coming into operation

1st January 2009

The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure(1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1) and 19(1) of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966(2) and now vested in it(3).

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2009.

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 specified in column 1 of the Schedule, the amounts specified opposite in column 2 of the Schedule.

Revocation

3. The Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007(4) are revoked.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 27th November 2008.

Legal seal

H. Campbell

A senior officer of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

Regulation 2

SCHEDULE

Fishing Engine

(1)

Licence Duty

(2)

Fyke net £8.50
The existing eel weir at Toome £1770.00
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna £1770.00
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna £1770.00
The existing eel weir at Belleek £57.00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks £93.00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing more than 1,200 hooks £129.00
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh £129.00

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, are set out below.

Previous Rates New Rates Increase
£ £ £
Fyke Net 8.00 8.50 0.50
The existing eel weir at Toome 1702.00 1770.00 68.00
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna 1702.00 1770.00 68.00
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna 1702.00 1770.00 68.00
The existing eel weir at Belleek 55.00 57.00 2.00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks 89.50 93.00 3.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing over 1,200 hooks 124.00 129.00 5.00
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh 124.00 129.00 5.00
(1)

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

(2)

1966 c. 17 (N.I.) Back [2]

(3)

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

(4)

S.R. 2007 No. 472 Back [4]



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