S.I. No. 26/1985:

SPECIAL TIDAL WATERS (SPECIAL LOCAL LICENCES) ORDER, 1985.

SPECIAL TIDAL WATERS (SPECIAL LOCAL LICENCES) ORDER, 1985.

I, PADDY O'TOOLE, Minister for Fisheries and Forestry, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 74 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 ) (as adapted by the Fisheries (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1978 ( S.I. No. 195 of 1978 )), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, in so far as relates to the licence duty to be paid in respect of special local licences, hereby order as follows:--

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Special Tidal Waters (Special Local Licences) Order, 1985.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 11th day of February, 1985.

2. The River Erne (Special Local Licences) Order, 1934 (S.R. & O., No. 178 of 1934), is hereby amended by the substitution for Article 4 (as amended by Article 2 of the Special Tidal Waters (Special Local Licences) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 41 of 1983 ) and Article 2 of the River Erne (Special Local Licences) (Amendment) Order, 1983 ( S.I. No. 219 of 1983 )) of the following Article--

"4. (1) The licence duty to be paid in respect of every special local licence to use a draft net granted under this Order shall be £101.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this Article, the licence duty to be paid in respect of every special local licence to fish for salmon with a single rod and line granted under this Order shall be £8.

(3) Where a special local licence to fish for salmon with a single rod and line is granted under this Order for any year to a person to whom a salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence or a salmon rod (annual) (district) ordinary licence has been granted for that year, the licence duty payable in respect of such special local licence shall be reduced by £6.".

3. The Rivers Owenea and Owentocker (Special Local Licences) Order, 1935 (S. R. & O., No. 39 of 1935), is hereby amended by the substitution for Article 4 (as amended by Article 3 of the Special Tidal Waters (Special Local Licences) Order, 1983) of the following Article:--

"4. The licence duty to be paid in respect of every special local licence to use a draft net granted under this Order shall be £101.".

4. The River Lackagh (Special Local Licences) Order, 1943 (S. R. & O., No. 15 of 1943), is hereby amended by the substitution for Article 4 (as amended by Article 4 of the Special Tidal Waters (Special Local Licences) Order, 1983) of the following Article:--

"4. (1) The licence duty to be paid in respect of every special local licence to use a draft net granted under this Order shall be £101.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this Article, the licence duty to be paid in respect of every special local licence to fish for salmon with a single rod and line granted under this Order shall be £8.

(3) Where a special local licence to fish for salmon with a single rod and line is granted under this Order for any year to a person to whom a salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence or a salmon rod (annual) (district) ordinary licence has been granted for that year, the licence duty payable in respect of such special local licence shall be reduced by £6. ".

5. The Rivers Owenmore and Owenduff (Special Local Licences) Order, 1967 ( S.I. No. 34 of 1967 ), is hereby amended by the substitution for Article 3 (as amended by Article 5 of the Special Tidal Waters (Special Local Licences) Order, 1983) of the following Article--

"3. (1) The licence duty to be paid in respect of every special local licence to use a draft net granted under this Order shall be £101.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of this Article, the licence duty to be paid in respect of every special local licence to fish for salmon with a single rod and line granted under this Order shall be £8.

(3) Where a special, local licence to fish for salmon with a single rod and line is granted under this Order for any year to a person to whom a salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence or a salmon rod (annual) (district) ordinary licence has been granted for that year, the licence duty payable in respect of such special local licence shall be reduced by £6. ".

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 5th day of February, 1985.

PADDY O'TOOLE,

Minister for Fisheries and Forestry.

The Minister for Finance hereby consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

ALAN M. DUKES.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 5th day of February, 1985.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order prescribes the special local licence duties payable from 11th February, 1985 in respect of fishing engines used in special tidal waters.