Salmon Act 1986
Salmon Act 1986 (1986 c. 62)
- Salmon Act 1986 (1986 c. 62)
- Part I Administration of Salmon Fisheries in Scotland
- Salmon fishery districts
- 1 Salmon fishery districts.
- 2 Designation orders.
- General regulation of salmon fisheries
- 3 Regulations.
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- 5 Enforcement of regulations.
- 6 Annual close time.
- 7 Estuary limits.
- 8 Use of baits and lures.
- 9 Limits of the Solway Firth.
- 10 Application of regulations and annual close time orders to the River Tweed
- 10A Regulations to assist conservation of salmon
- 10B Powers of enforcement, entry, search and arrest
- 10C Offences, penalties, forfeiture etc.
- 10D Regulations
- 10E Application to River Esk
- Proprietors
- 11 Qualified proprietors and upper and lower proprietors.
- 12 Sole proprietor in a salmon fishery district.
- 13 Mandatories.
- District salmon fishery boards
- 14 District salmon fishery boards.
- 15 Financial powers and duties of district salmon fishery boards.
- 16 General powers and duties of district salmon fishery boards.
- 17 Proceedings of district salmon fishery boards.
- 18 Tenure of office.
- Application to the Esk
- 19 Application of Part I to the River Esk.
- Part II Other Provisions Applying to Scotland
- 20 Additional powers in respect of licensing and regulation of salmon dealing.
- 21 Permitted methods of fishing for salmon.
- 22 Offence of possessing salmon which have been illegally taken, killed or landed.
- 23 Power of court in trial of one offence to convict of another.
- 24 Unauthorised introduction of salmon or salmon eggs into certain waters.
- 25 Fixed engines in the Solway.
- 26 Poaching in the Esk.
- 27 Exemption from certain offences in respect of certain acts.
- 28 Exemption from certain offences in respect of acts done for scientific etc. purposes.
- 29 Application of sections 24 and 25 to River Esk and River Tweed.
- 30 Prosecution of offences under the Act of 1868.
- Part III Provisions Applying to England and Wales
- 31 Dealer licensing in England and Wales.
- 32 Handling fish in suspicious circumstances.
- 33 Placing and use of fixed engines.
- 34 Introduction of fish into fish farms without consent.
- 35 Removal of differential penalties under Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975.
- 36 Servants and agents authorised by fishing licences.
- 37 Byelaws under Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966.
- 38 Disclosure of information furnished under the Diseases of Fish Act 1983.
- Part IV Miscellaneous
- 39 Review of certain salmon net fishing.
- 40 Interpretation.
- 41 Amendments and repeals.
- 42 Crown application.
- 43 Citation, commencement and extent.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Provisions as Respects the Making of Designation Orders
- Proposals for a designation order
- Consultation and publication
- Making of order
- SCHEDULE 2 Election and Co-option of Members of District Salmon Fishery Boards
- Part I Meeting of Qualified Proprietors
- Calling of meeting
- Election of members
- Balance between upper and lower proprietors
- Co-optees
- Part II Membership
- SCHEDULE 3 Transitional District Boards
- SCHEDULE 4 Minor and Consequential Amendments
- Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1868 (c. 123.)
- Diseases of Fish Act 1937 (c.33)
- Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 (c. 26)
- Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (c. 51)
- Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 (c. 22)
- SCHEDULE 5 Repeals
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