Citation, commencement and application

1.  (1)  These Regulations may be cited as the Foyle Area (Complimentary Angling Permit) (River Finn and River Foyle) Regulations 2014 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2015.

(2) These Regulations apply in the Foyle Area only.

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations-

"the defined mouth", in relation to the River Foyle, means the mouth of that river as defined by instrument dated 8th February 1864 made under section 17 of the Salmon Fishery (Ireland) Act 1863(4);

"promotional events" means events for the purpose of raising awareness of a person, body or work of a body including advertising, marketing and publicity works;

"pupil" means a person for whom education is provided by a school;

"River Finn angling permit" means a permit issued under section 14B(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952 or section 14B(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 to fish with rod and line in the waters of the River Finn which lie between an imaginary straight line drawn at right angles to the course of the river from the upstream end of the flood bank situated on the left or northern side of the river 1,073 metres downstream of the boundary between the townlands of Liscooley and Carrick in County Donegal and an imaginary straight line drawn at right angles across the river in continuation of the boundaries between the townlands of Urney Glebe and Flushtown in County Tyrone;

"River Foyle angling permit" means a permit issued under section 14B(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952 or section 14B(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 to fish with rod and line in the waters of the River Foyle which lie between an imaginary straight line drawn at right angles to the course of the river through the southernmost point of the townland of Islandmore in County Donegal and the defined mouth of the River Foyle;

"school" means an institution for providing primary or secondary education.

Persons to whom the Commission may issue a complimentary angling permit

3.  (1)  The persons to whom the Commission may issue a complimentary River Finn or River Foyle angling permit under section 14B(1) and (2) of the Foyle Fisheries Act 1952 and 14B(1) and (2) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 are -

(a)pupils at a school;

(b)the managers or any member of staff of a school;

(c)persons or bodies which have entered into a written contract with the Commission to provide promotional events; or

(d)persons or bodies who manage waters on behalf of the Commission.

(2) Where a disabled pupil has a carer, that carer shall be deemed to be a member of staff of a school for the purposes of these Regulations.

Given under the Seal of the Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission on 5th December 2014.

J Pollock

Chief Executive of the Loughs Agency

Approved by the North/South Ministerial Council on 5th December 2014.

C Shannon

Joint Secretary of the North/South Ministerial Council

S O'Neill

Joint Secretary of the North/South Ministerial Council

being persons authorised by the North/South Ministerial Council to signify approval on its behalf.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations prescribe the persons or bodies to whom complimentary angling permits may be issued for use in the defined areas of the River Finn and the River Foyle.