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The Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Type Ni-Statutory-Rule

Publication 2012-12-12

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

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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 (Control of Fishing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 and shall come into operation on 31st January 2013.

(2) These Regulations apply to the Foyle Area.

Amendment of the Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010

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(1) The Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010[^f00004] are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).

(2) In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

in the definition of “catch and release” for “7 mm” substitute “12 mm”.

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 (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010 by making an amendment to the definition of “catch and release”, 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 waters to which restrictions to angling to catch and release applies.

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 2010 No. 199

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