Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1999

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Number 35 of 1999


FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1999


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Section

1.

Short title, commencement, construction and collective citation.

2.

Interpretation.

PART 2

Amendment of Act of 1980

3.

Amendment of section 2(2) of Act of 1980.

4.

Amendment of section 5(1) of Act of 1980.

5.

Functions of Central Board.

6.

Committies of Central Board.

7.

Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1980.

8.

Amendment of section 11 of Act of 1980.

9.

Committies of regional boards.

10.

Ministerial directions to boards.

11.

Annual report and information to Minister.

12.

Estimates and accounts.

13.

Grants to boards.

14.

Audit of accounts.

15.

Amendment of section 25 of Act of 1980.

16.

Amendment of section 27 of Act of 1980.

17.

Amendment of section 37 of Act of 1980.

18.

Amendment of section 38 of Act of 1980.

19.

Transfer of certain fisheries to boards.

20.

Amendment of section 43 of Act of 1980.

21.

Amendment of section 45(1) of Act of 1980.

22.

National Salmon Commission.

23.

Amendment of Second Schedule to Act of 1980.

PART 3

Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme

24.

Management of wild salmon and sea trout.

25.

Provisions relating to certain offences under regulations made under section 24.

26.

Amendment of section 90 of Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959 (consequential disqualification orders).

PART 4

Miscellaneous

27.

Amendment of Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959.

28.

Amendment of Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1991.

29.

Waiver of payment by An Board Iascaigh Mhara of interest on waived advances.

30.

Amendment of Marine Institute Act, 1991.

31.

Exclusion of Carlingford Area from Dundalk Fishery District.


Acts Referred to

British-Irish Agreement Act, 1999

1999, No. 1

Fisheries Act, 1980

1980, No. 1

Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1998

Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962

1962, No. 31

Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1991

1991, No. 26

Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

1959, No. 14

Forestry Acts, 1919 and 1928

Forestry Acts, 1946 to 1988

Heritage Act, 1995

1995, No. 4

Marine Institute Act, 1991

1991, No. 2

Sea Fisheries Act, 1952

1952, No. 7

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Number 35 of 1999


FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1999


AN ACT TO AMEND THE FISHERIES ACT, 1980, IN RELATION TO THE COMPOSITION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CENTRAL FISHERIES BOARD AND REGIONAL FISHERIES BOARDS, TO MAKE CERTAIN CHANGES TO THEIR PROCEDURES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THEIR COMMITTEES, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSFER OF ASSETS BETWEEN THE BOARDS, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A NATIONAL SALMON COMMISSION TO ADVISE THE MINISTER ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE NATIONAL SALMON RESOURCE, TO PROVIDE FOR A SCHEME FOR THE TAGGING OF WILD SALMON AND SEA TROUT, TO AMEND THE FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1991, TO PROVIDE FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES OF FISHERIES CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES, TO MAKE CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO THE FISHERIES (CONSOLIDATION) ACT, 1959, TO AMEND THE MARINE INSTITUTE ACT, 1991, TO WAIVE THE PAYMENT OF ACCRUED INTEREST ON CERTAIN WAIVED ADVANCES OF AN BORD IASCAIGH MHARA, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. [17th December, 1999]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: