S.I. No. 670 of 2006 .

Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence Duties) Order 2006.

I, John Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 68 of the section 6 of the Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1987 (No. 32 of 1987)) and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 ) (as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 307 of 2002 )) and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2006 ( S.I. No. 82 of 2006 ), with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1.     This Order may be cited as the Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence Duties) Order 2006.

2.     This Order has effect as respects licences issued or renewed for a period commencing on or after 1 January 2007.

3.     The ordinary licence duty in respect of a salmon rod licence of a class specified in column (2) of the Schedule at any reference number is altered to the sum specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference number.

SCHEDULE

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

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This Order prescribes the licence fees payable from 1 January 2007 in respect of salmon rod ordinary fishing licences and the Foyle Area extension licence including a salmon conservation levy equivalent to 50% of the licence fee. The proceeds of this levy will be invested in wild salmon management initiatives designed to rehabilitate wild salmon stocks and habitats.