Northern Ireland Statutory Rule 2014 United Kingdom

Fisheries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014

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Schedules

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County Londonderry:

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Lough Beg, Lough Neagh and the Navigational Canal Cutts on...

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County Tyrone:

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Loughs Augher, Ballynakilly, Ballysaggart, Black, Carrick, Cranslough, Creeve, Enagh, Friary,...

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County Antrim:

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Loughs Beg, Duncan's Dam, Neagh, Portmore, Victoria Park Lake, Waterworks...

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County Armagh:

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Loughs Camlough, Carnagh, Clay, Craigavon City Park Lakes South Lake,...

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County Down:

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Loughs Aghery, Ballyherly, Ballymartin, Ballyroney, Ballywillin, Begney, Bow, Carrigullion, Clea,...

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County Fermanagh:

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Loughs: (a) all of Upper Lough Erne and in that...

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Rivers: (a) the Woodford River, the Sillees River and the...

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Agivey Ballinamallard upstream from Ballycassidy Bridge on the B.3 Road....

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County Antrim: Beechgrove Fisheries, Cullybackey Cairn Farm Fly Fishery, Carrickfergus...

s.021

When a fishing licence has been revoked under these Regulations...

  • Return revoked fishing licence and copies to the Department when requested Any Person
s.035

The maximum length of a single wall set net or...

  • Do not exceed maximum net length of 1,235 metres for trout fishing on Lough Neagh Any Person
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The maximum length of a single wall set net or...

  • Do not use a net longer than 460 metres on Upper and Lower Lough Erne Any Person
Browse 65 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Revocations

s.004

General

s.005

An application for a fishing licence, or for the renewal...

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Subject to Part III of the Act, there shall be...

s.007

(1) A person who makes an application in writing to...

s.008

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any person who has not...

s.009

The Department may issue one concessionary season fishing rod licence...

s.010

The Department shall issue a game fishing rod licence to...

s.011

Fishing licences issued under regulation 4 (2) in respect of...

s.012

All fishing licences issued under these Regulations (other than fishing...

s.013

A licence issued under regulation 4, other than a concessionary...

s.014

Revocation of, or refusal to issue or renew, a fishing licence

s.015

Where the Department proposes to revoke a fishing licence or...

s.016

Where the Department revokes a fishing licence or refuses to...

s.017

Where the Department revokes a fishing licence or refuses to...

s.018

An appeal under this Part shall be initiated by notice...

s.019

Where on an appeal under this Part, the magistrates court...

s.020

Regulations 15 to 19 shall not apply where the licence-holder...

s.022

A coarse fishing rod licence shall be valid only on...

s.023

A person fishing under the authority of a coarse fishing...

s.024

Subject to the provisions of the Act, these Regulations and...

s.025

Subject to the provisions of the Act, these Regulations and...

s.026

A person shall not use for the purpose of taking...

s.027

A bait net shall not exceed 50 metres in length...

s.028

A bait net shall not be used for catching salmon,...

s.029

The mesh of the wings of any draft net for...

s.030

A person shall not use a single wall set net...

s.031

A person shall not have in their possession or control...

s.032

Each net or row of nets of a single wall...

s.033

Each float referred to in regulation 32 shall have clearly...

s.034

A person other than the licence-holder or their agent previously...

s.036

A person shall not use a draft net for the...

s.037

A person shall not use any net for the taking...

s.038

(1) A person shall not use any net for the...

s.039

A person shall not use a single wall set net...

s.041

A boat used for commercial fishing on Upper and Lower...

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A person shall not in the freshwater portion of any...

s.043

For the purposes of section 51 of the Act “immature”...

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For the purposes of section 52 of the Act “undersized...

s.045

Where any draft net is used in the course of...

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Where a draft net is operated from the shore the...

s.047

Where a draft net is operated from a boat the...

s.048

A person shall not use for fishing a draft net...

s.049

Subject to regulation 50, the only permitted method of angling...

s.050

Regulation 49 shall not apply to the waters specified in...

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A person shall not knowingly or wilfully foul-hook any salmon...

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A person shall not use any instrument or device whatsoever,...

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Any person who foul-hooks any salmon or freshwater fish whether...

s.054

A person shall not use ground bait or maggots whilst...

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A person shall not use live fish as bait on...

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A person shall not use or attempt to use–

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Where any person, whilst angling takes –

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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful to...

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In that part of Lough Melvin which is situated in...

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In Upper and Lower Lough Erne and all rivers flowing...

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In the River Bush and all rivers flowing into it,...

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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful to...

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A person shall not have any net for the taking...

s.064

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not, on...

s.065

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not, on...

s.066

A person shall not take by any mode other than...

s.067

A person shall not have on board any boat on...

s.068

A person shall not have in their possession any fish...

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