Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order, 1996

CONTROL OF FISHING FOR SALMON (AMENDMENT) ORDER 1996 I, Eamon Gilmore, Minister of State at the Department of the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 29 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962 (No. 31 of 1962), as amended by section 11 (5) of the Fisheries Act, 1980 (No. of 1980), and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1977 (S.I. No. 30 of 1977) (as adapted by the Tourism, Fisheries and Forestry (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1987 (S.I. No. 82 of 1987)), and the Marine (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1995 (S.I. No. 199 of 1995), hereby order as follows: REG 1 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order, 1996. (2) The Control of Fishing for Salmon Order, 1980 (S.I. No. 360 of 1980), the Control of Fishing for Salmon by Drift Net (Kerry Fishery District) Order, 1982 (S.I. No. 367 of 1982) and this Order may be cited together as the Control of Fishing for Salmon Orders, 1980 to 1996. REG 2 2. The Control of Fishing for Salmon Order, 1980 is hereby amended by the substitution for the First Schedule of the following Schedule: "FIRST SCHEDULE (1)(2)(3)Fishery DistrictFishing EngineMaximum number of fishing licencesNo. 1 or Dublin District Draft Net11Drift Net16No. 2 or Wexford District Draft Net75No. 3 or Waterford District Draft Net2Drift Net173Snap Net132No. 4 or Lismore District Drift Net40No. 5 or Cork District Draft Net33Drift Net110No. 7 or Kerry District Draft Net34 Drift Net39No. 8 or Limerick DistrictDraft net81Drift Net16No. 9¹ or Galway DistrictDraft Net5Drift Net37No. 9² or Connemara District Drift Net 29No. 10¹ or Ballinakill DistrictDraft Net 17 Drift Net 38No. 10² or Bangor District Draft Net (Special tidal waters) 25 Draft Net 3 Drift Net 25No. 11 or Ballina DistrictDraft Net3Drift Net85No. 12 or Sligo DistrictDrift Net 10No. 13 or Ballyshannon DistrictDraft Net (Special tidal waters) 16Draft Net 77Drift Net 28No. 14¹ or Letterkenny District Draft Net (Special tidal waters)15Draft Net31Drift Net127Loop Net20No. 17² or Dundalk DistrictDraft Net40No. 17¹ or Drogheda DistrictDraft Net50 ". REG 3 3. Article 4(1) of the Control of Fishing for Salmon by Drift Net (Kerry Fishery District) Order, 1982, is hereby revoked. REG 4 4. The Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order 1982 (S.I. No. 368 of 1982) is hereby revoked. GIVEN under my hand this 31st day of October, 1996. EAMON GILMORE Minister of State at the Department of the Marine EXPLANATORY NOTE. This Order revises the prescribed the maximum numbers of commercial salmon licences which may be issued by Regional Fisheries Boards under the Control of Fishing for Salmon Order, 1980 and the Control of Fishing for Salmon by Drift Net (Kerry Fishery District) Order, 1982.