Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order 1997 (S.I. No. 259 of 1997)

S.I. No. 259/1997 : CON TROL O F FISHING FOR SALMO N (AMENDMEN T) ORDE R, 1997 . 1997 259 S.I. No. 259 of 1997. CONTROL OF FISHING FOR SALMON (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1997. 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 II (5) of the Fisheries Act, 1980 (No. 1 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) Order, 1997 (S.I. No. 68 of 1997), hereby order as follows: 1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order, 1997. (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), the Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order, 1996 and this Order may be cited together as the Control of Fishing for Salmon Orders, 1980 to 1997. 2. The Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order, 1996 is hereby amended by the substitution for the First Schedule of the following Schedule: "FIRST SCHEDULE (1) Fishery District (2) Fishing Engine (3) Maximum number of fishing licences No. 1 or Dublin District Draft Net 11 Drift Net 16 No. 2 or Wexford District Draft Net 75 No. 3 or Waterford District Draft Net 3 Drift Net 173 Snap Net 132 No. 4 or Lismore District Drift Net 40 No. 5 or Cork District Draft Net 33 Drift Net 110 No. 7 or Kerry District Draft Net 34 Drift Net 39 No. 8 or Limerick District Draft Net 81 Drift Net 16 No. 91 or Galway District Draft Net 5 Drift Net 37 No. 92 or Connemara District Drift Net 29 No. 101 or Ballinakill District Draft Net 18 Drift Net 40 No. 102 or Bangor District Draft Net (Special tidal waters) 25 Draft Net 3 Drift Net 25 No. 11 or Ballina District Draft Net 3 Drift Net 85 No. 12 or Sligo District Drift Net 10 No. 13 or Ballyshannon District Draft Net (Special tidal waters) 16 Draft Net 77 Drift Net 28 No. 141 or Letterkenny District Draft Net (Special tidal waters) 15 Draft Net 31 Drift Net 127 Loop Net 20 No. 172 or Dundalk District Draft Net 40 No. 171 or Drogheda District Draft Net 50 " GIVEN under my hand this 17th day of June, 1997. EAMON GILMORE, Minister of State at the Department of the Marine. EXPLANATORY NOTE. This Order revises the prescribed maximum numbers of commercial salmon licences which may be issued by Regional Fisheries Boards under the Control of Fishing for Salmon (Amendment) Order, 1996.