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Fisheries (Amendment No. 2) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2002 (S.R. No. 274 of 2002).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Northern Ireland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2002
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Fishery management and conservation Marine fisheries Inland fisheries Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Fishing authorization Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

These Byelaws amend the Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997 by: (a) prohibiting the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland to issue a drift net licence in specified circumstances (Byelaw 4); (b) reducing the maximum number of tidal draft net licences which may be issued in any calendar year from 6 to 2 (Byelaw 5); (c) by requiring the Board to revoke a fishing licence or to refuse to renew a fishing licence where, in consideration of compensation paid or payable by the Department, the person who held it consented to its revocation; the Board is also required not to issue a person a fishing licence of any class which he has undertaken not to apply for (Byelaw 6); (d) disapplying Byelaws 25 to 29 (appeals) in specified circumstances.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Amends

Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. No. 425 of 1997).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1997

Keyword: Fishery management and conservation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishing gear/fishing method, Seasons, Fishing charge, Diadromous fish, Non-commercial fishing, Size, Offences/penalties, Cartilaginous fishes, Fishing authorization, Aquatic animals, Authorization/permit

Source: FAO, FAOLEX