STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No 154 of 2007

CONTROL OF FISHING FOR SALMON (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2007

Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order 2007

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 29 (as amended by paragraph 4 of Part II of the Fourth Schedule to the Fisheries Act 1980 (No. 1 of 1980)) of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1962 (No. 31 of 1962), 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 ) and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 4) Order 2006 ( S.I. No. 543 of 2006 )), and having complied with the requirements of Regulation 31 of the European Communities (Natural Habitats) Regulation 1997 ( S.I. No. 94 of 1997 ), hereby make the following regulations:

1.         This Order may be cited as the Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order 2007.

2.         In this Order -

-�Regulations of 2007-� means the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2007 (S.I. No. 129 of 2007).

3.         (1)           Article 10 (2) of the Regulations of 2007 is amended by the deletion of the number 4,

(2)           Schedule 1 of the regulations of 2007 is amended by the insertion of the following line in the schedule after No. 10² or Bangor District

Schedule 1

Fishing Licences

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order amends the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order 2007 (S.I. No 129 of 2007) to provide for 23 draft net ordinary licences for the Ballyshannon district and a technical amendment to article 10 (2) of the Order.