S.I. No. 363/2014 - Inland Fisheries (Fixed Charge Notice) Regulations 2014.
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st August, 2014. | ||
I, ALEX WHITE, Minister for Communications, Energy 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 Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 706 of 2007 )) at the request of Inland Fisheries Ireland and being satisfied that it has had regard to the requirements of Regulations 27 and 42 of the European Communities (Birds and Natural Habitats) Regulations 2011, ( S.I. No. 477 of 2011 ) hereby order as follows: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Inland Fisheries (Fixed Charge Notice) Regulations 2014. | ||
2. In these Regulations “Act of 2010” means the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (No. 10 of 2010). | ||
3. A contravention of Regulation 3, 5, 11(5), 12(1), 14(2), 15(4), 16, 17, 18, 19(1), 20, 21(1) or 22 of the Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 573 of 2013 ) is declared to be a contravention to which section 70 of the Act of 2010 applies. | ||
4. The form set out in Schedule 1 is prescribed for the purposes of sections 70(2) and 80(1) of the Act of 2010. | ||
5. (1) The Bye-laws specified in Part 1 of Schedule 2 are prescribed for the purpose of section 80(1)(b) of the Act of 2010. | ||
(2) The Bye-laws specified in Part 2 of Schedule 2 are prescribed for the purpose of section 80(1)(c) of the Act of 2010. | ||
6. The prescribed amount of a fixed charge in a fixed charge notice under sections 70 and 80 of the Act of 2010 is €150. | ||
7. The Inland Fisheries (Fixed Charge Notice) Regulations 2013 ( S.I. No. 76 of 2013 ) are revoked. | ||
SCHEDULE 1 | ||
Regulation 4 | ||
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SCHEDULE 2 | ||
Regulation 5 | ||
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GIVEN under my official seal, | ||
25 July 2014. | ||
ALEX WHITE, | ||
Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These regulations provide for a system of on-the-spot fines to be administered by Inland Fisheries Ireland as applies to fisheries legislation. The form of notice of an on-the-spot fine is set out in the Schedule to the Regulations | ||
1 Insert the place where the offence is alleged to have been committed.
2 Insert the relevant section number taken from Part 1 of Schedule 6 to the
3 Insert the number of the relevant Bye-law of a type referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 6 to the 4 Insert number 1, 2, or 3, as appropriate.
5 Insert the nature of the alleged contravention taken from Schedule 6 to the |