Northern Ireland Statutory Rule
2014
United Kingdom
Fisheries Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014
At a glance
What's here
3 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
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- Any Person 3
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What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Lough Beg, Lough Neagh and the Navigational Canal Cutts on...
County Tyrone:
Loughs Augher, Ballynakilly, Ballysaggart, Black, Carrick, Cranslough, Creeve, Enagh, Friary,...
County Antrim:
Loughs Beg, Duncan's Dam, Neagh, Portmore, Victoria Park Lake, Waterworks...
County Armagh:
Loughs Camlough, Carnagh, Clay, Craigavon City Park Lakes South Lake,...
County Down:
Loughs Aghery, Ballyherly, Ballymartin, Ballyroney, Ballywillin, Begney, Bow, Carrigullion, Clea,...
County Fermanagh:
Loughs: (a) all of Upper Lough Erne and in that...
Rivers: (a) the Woodford River, the Sillees River and the...
Agivey Ballinamallard upstream from Ballycassidy Bridge on the B.3 Road....
County Antrim: Beechgrove Fisheries, Cullybackey Cairn Farm Fly Fishery, Carrickfergus...
When a fishing licence has been revoked under these Regulations...
- Return revoked fishing licence and copies to the Department when requested Any Person
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
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
Citation and commencement
Interpretation
Revocations
General
An application for a fishing licence, or for the renewal...
Subject to Part III of the Act, there shall be...
(1) A person who makes an application in writing to...
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), any person who has not...
The Department may issue one concessionary season fishing rod licence...
The Department shall issue a game fishing rod licence to...
Fishing licences issued under regulation 4 (2) in respect of...
All fishing licences issued under these Regulations (other than fishing...
A licence issued under regulation 4, other than a concessionary...
Revocation of, or refusal to issue or renew, a fishing licence
Where the Department proposes to revoke a fishing licence or...
Where the Department revokes a fishing licence or refuses to...
Where the Department revokes a fishing licence or refuses to...
An appeal under this Part shall be initiated by notice...
Where on an appeal under this Part, the magistrates court...
Regulations 15 to 19 shall not apply where the licence-holder...
A coarse fishing rod licence shall be valid only on...
A person fishing under the authority of a coarse fishing...
Subject to the provisions of the Act, these Regulations and...
Subject to the provisions of the Act, these Regulations and...
A person shall not use for the purpose of taking...
A bait net shall not exceed 50 metres in length...
A bait net shall not be used for catching salmon,...
The mesh of the wings of any draft net for...
A person shall not use a single wall set net...
A person shall not have in their possession or control...
Each net or row of nets of a single wall...
Each float referred to in regulation 32 shall have clearly...
A person other than the licence-holder or their agent previously...
A person shall not use a draft net for the...
A person shall not use any net for the taking...
(1) A person shall not use any net for the...
A person shall not use a single wall set net...
A boat used for commercial fishing on Upper and Lower...
A person shall not in the freshwater portion of any...
For the purposes of section 51 of the Act “immature”...
For the purposes of section 52 of the Act “undersized...
Where any draft net is used in the course of...
Where a draft net is operated from the shore the...
Where a draft net is operated from a boat the...
A person shall not use for fishing a draft net...
Subject to regulation 50, the only permitted method of angling...
Regulation 49 shall not apply to the waters specified in...
A person shall not knowingly or wilfully foul-hook any salmon...
A person shall not use any instrument or device whatsoever,...
Any person who foul-hooks any salmon or freshwater fish whether...
A person shall not use ground bait or maggots whilst...
A person shall not use live fish as bait on...
A person shall not use or attempt to use–
Where any person, whilst angling takes –
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful to...
In that part of Lough Melvin which is situated in...
In Upper and Lower Lough Erne and all rivers flowing...
In the River Bush and all rivers flowing into it,...
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful to...
A person shall not have any net for the taking...
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not, on...
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a person shall not, on...
A person shall not take by any mode other than...
A person shall not have on board any boat on...
A person shall not have in their possession any fish...
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