The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Made: 12th December 2012

Coming into operation: 31st January 2013

The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission, with the approval of the North/South Ministerial Council, makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952[^f00001] and section 13(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952[^f00002] and now vested in it[^f00003].

Citation, commencement and application

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into operation on 31st January 2013.

• (2) These Regulations apply to the Foyle Area and the Carlingford Area.

Amendment of the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) Regulations 2001

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• (1) The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) Regulations 2001[^f00004] are amended in accordance with paragraphs 2 to 7.

• (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) insert at the appropriate place—

• “bubble and fly” means the use of a single rod, reel and line with a float in conjunction with a single artificial fly;

• (3) In regulation 4 (prohibitions and restrictions) as amended in paragraph (5)[^f00005] for “7 mm” substitute “12 mm”;

• (4) In regulation 5 (restrictions on bait) as amended after paragraph (5)[^f00006] add—

(6) A person shall not use or attempt to use any matter of vegetable origin or maggots as a bait while angling in the waters described in paragraph 1 in column (1) of Schedule 1.

• (5) In regulation 7[^f00007] (restrictions on number and size)—

• (a) in paragraph (1) after sub-paragraph (f) add—

(g) more than 4 brown trout, or rainbow trout, or a combination of both on any one day in the waters described in paragraph 1 in the first column of Schedule 1.

• (b) in paragraph (3) for “7 mm” substitute “12 mm”;

• (6) For Schedule 1 to the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) Regulations 2001 substitute the Schedule 1 set out in the Schedule.

• (7) For Schedule 2A[^f00008]to the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) Regulations 2001 substitute the Schedule 2A set out in the Schedule.

SCHEDULE — Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 1 to the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) Regulations 2001

SCHEDULE2 — Schedule to be substituted for Schedule 2A to the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) Regulations 2001

Signed

Given under the Seal of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission on 12th December 2012.

J Pollock — Acting Chief Executive of the Loughs Agency

Approved by the North/South Ministerial Council on 12th December 2012.

S O’Neill — C Shannon — Joint Secretary of the — Joint Secretary of the — North/South Ministerial Council — North/South Ministerial Council

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These regulations amend the Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) Regulations 2001 by:

• (a) permitting the use of bubble and fly method on specified Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure waters;

• (b) increasing the minimum gape of hook permitted for use while angling for salmon, sea trout or brown trout from 7 mm to 12 mm in the specified stretches of the Rivers Finn and Foyle;

• (c) prohibiting the use or attempted use of matter of vegetable origin or maggots as a bait while angling on specified Department of Culture Arts and Leisure waters;

• (d) providing that on any one day only 4 fish, being either brown trout or rainbow trout, or a combination of both, may be taken by rod and line and retained on specified Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure waters;

• (e) increasing the minimum gape of hook permitted for use while angling for salmon, sea trout or brown trout from 7 mm to 12 mm in any other waters to which restrictions to angling to catch and release applies;

• (f) permitting fly fishing only on Lough Brickland; and

• (g) extending the restriction of angling to catch and release to the remainder of the River Foyle.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: Legislation of the Republic of Ireland

[^f00002]: 1952 c.5 (N.I.) as amended by S.I. 1999/859 and S.I 2007/915 (N.I. 9)

[^f00003]: S.I. 1999/859 Article 21(1)

[^f00004]: S.R.2001 No.158 to which the relevant amendments are; S.R.2004 No.75,S.R.2007 No.274,S.R.2010 No.154

[^f00005]: paragraph 5 of regulation 4 was inserted by S.R.2010 No.154

[^f00006]: paragraph 5 of regulation 5 was inserted by S.R.2010 No.154

[^f00007]: regulation 7 was substituted by regulation 4 of S.R. 2007 No.274

[^f00008]: schedule 2A was inserted by S.R. 2010 No.154