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Fisheries (Amendment) (No.2) Act, 1987 (No. 32 of 1987).

Country/Territory
Ireland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1987
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Official publication, pp. 16.
Long title
An Act to amend and extend the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 1987, by amending the provisions for salmon rod ordinary licences and extending the provisions for ordinary fishing licences in respect of trout, licenses in respect of coarse fish, and licenses in respect of trout, salmon and coarse fish, to limit registration under Section 58 of the Fisheries Act, 1980, to sea anglers and certain other persons and to amend Section 59 of that Act and to otherwise extend and amend fisheries legislation.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Marine fisheries Marine fishes Fishing gear/fishing method Registration Offences/penalties Fishing authorization Fishery management and conservation Authorization/permit
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Atlantic, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

The Act amends provisions of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 which: Give definitions (sect. 3); relate to penalties for use of unlicensed scheduled engine (sect. 65) and fishing with rod without a licence (sect. 66); provide for ordinary fishing licences (sect. 67) and duties on licences (sects. 68 and 69); restrict the erection of fixed gear (sect. 99); prescribe penalties (sects. 167-170); provide for defence in legal proceedings (sects. 182 and 303); relate to general powers of fish protection (sect. 296) and the payment of fines to regional boards. Part I the Fourth Schedule relating to licence duties is amended.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959.

Legislation | Ireland | 1959 (2000)

Keyword: Basic legislation, Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Harbour, Navigation, Internal trade, International trade, Fish products, Equipment, Mesh, Fishing gear/fishing method, Use restrictions, Access right, Offences/penalties, Institution, Allocation/quota, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Authorization/permit, Fishing authorization, Concession, Seasons, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Molluscs, Foreign fishing, Fishing area, Fishing charge, Fishing vessel, Public land, Environmental planning, Expropriation, Policy/planning, Freshwater pollution, Pollution control

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Implemented by

Fisheries (Commercial Fishing Licences) (Alteration of Duties and Fees) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 40 of 2010).

Legislation | Ireland | 2010

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Inland fisheries, Stock enhancement/repopulation, Diadromous fish, Fishing charge, Fishery management and conservation, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX