BAILII is celebrating 24 years of free online access to the law! Would you consider making a contribution?
No donation is too small. If every visitor before 31 December gives just £1, it will have a significant impact on BAILII's ability to continue providing free access to the law.
Thank you very much for your support!
 |
[Home] [Databases] [World Law] [Multidatabase Search] [Help] [Feedback] | |
United Kingdom Statutory Instruments |
||
|
You are here: BAILII >> Databases >> United Kingdom Statutory Instruments >> The Skye Salmon Fishery District Designation Order 1991 No. 2271 (S. 188) URL: http://www.bailii.org/uk/legis/num_reg/1991/uksi_19912271_en.html |
||
[New search] [Help]
Statutory Instruments
RIVER, SCOTLAND
SALMON AND FRESHWATER FISHERIES
Made
9th October 1991
Coming into force
21st October 1991
The Secretary of State, on application to him by five proprietors in the Snizort and Sligachan Salmon Fishery Districts being areas affected by the following Order, having carried out all necessary consultation and complied with all necessary procedures as required by paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 1 to the Salmon Act 1986(1) (there being no objections or representations duly made with respect to the proposals in the application), in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1(2) and section 2 of that Act and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Skye Salmon Fishery District Designation Order 1991 and shall come into force on 21st October 1991.
2.-(1) The area described in the Schedule to this Order is designated as a salmon fishery district to be known as the Skye Salmon Fishery District.
(2) The existing Snizort Salmon Fishery District and Sligachan Salmon Fishery District being salmon fishery districts superseded by the Skye Salmon Fishery District are abolished.
3. The general Regulations made under the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Acts 1862 to 1868(2) as respects the matters specified in section 6(6) of the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1862 shall apply to the Skye Salmon Fishery District as if the references to the districts abolished by article 2(2) of this Order were references to the Skye Salmon Fishery District.
4. The annual close time for the salmon fishery district shall be the period from 27th August to 10th February both dates inclusive in each year and the period within that time when it is permitted to fish for and take salmon by rod and line shall extend from 27th August to 15th October, both dates inclusive in each year.
T. J. Kelly
Assistant Secretary, Scottish Office
Pentland House,
Edinburgh
9th October 1991
Article 2
Description of the designated area The area comprising the catchments areas of each of river which flows directly or indirectly into the sea from the Islands of Skye, Rona, Raasay, Scalpay, Soay, Canna, Rhum, Eigg, Muck and all adjacent islets to these islands and the adjacent area of sea extending seawards for 3 miles from the low mean water springs on each island or islet.
Provided that where the breadth of the sea between the line of the mean high water springs on any of the said islands or adjacent islets and the line of the mean high water springs on the coastline of another salmon fishery district is less than 6 miles then the boundary between the salmon fishery districts shall be midway between the respective lines of the mean low water springs.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order creates a new salmon fishery district to be known as the Skye Salmon Fishery District and comprises the salmon fishery districts of Snizort and Sligachan which included the Islands of Rona, Raasay, Scalpay, and Soay; part of Loch Long Salmon Fishery District and the Islands of Canna, Rhum, Eigg and Muck. The salmon fishery districts of Snizort and Sligachan are abolished.
Article 3 provides for the retention of Regulations relating to matters specified in section 6(6) of the Salmon Fishery (Scotland) Act 1862 (for example due observance of the weekly close time and the meshes of nets) which applied in the superseded districts. These Regulations will apply in the new salmon fishery district.
Article 4 provides that the annual close time for the new district is from 27th August to 10th February in each year and that the period in each year within that close time when rod and line fishing only is permitted is 27th August to 15th October.
1862 c. 97, 1863 c. 50, 1864 c. 118, 1868 c. 123; by virtue of Schedule 5 to the Salmon Act 1986 these Acts have been repealed with the exception of certain provisions in the 1868 Act.
