S.I. No. 368/2007 - Bass Fishing Conservation Bye-Law No. 826 of 2007
BASS FISHING CONSERVATION BYE-LAW NO. 826 OF 2007 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 3rd July, 2007. | ||
I, EAMON RYAN, Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9 (as amended by section 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1962 (No. 31 of 1962)) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) act 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), section 3 3 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 )) hereby make the following Bye-law— | ||
1. This Bye-law may be cited as the Bass Fishing Conservation Bye-law No. 826 of 2007. | ||
2. This Bye-law shall come into operation on 1 July 2007. | ||
3. In this Bye-law: | ||
“Bass” means Dicentrarchus labrax. | ||
4. Subject to Article 5 of this Bye-law it is hereby prohibited to take and kill or have in possession more than 2 bass (other than imported bass) in any period of twenty-four hours and such bass which may be taken shall be carefully handled and returned to the water from which they were taken. | ||
5. It is hereby prohibited to fish or attempt to fish for bass with any rod, line or weir during the period commencing on 15 May to 15 June each and every year. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
28 June 2007 | ||
EAMON RYAN | ||
Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation). | ||
The effect of this Bye-law is to impose a bag limit on anglers of two bass in any one period of 24 hours and to provide for a ban on angling for bass during the spawning season (15 May to 15 June each year). |
