Eel Fishing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. No. 325 of 2011)
Made 2011-09-19 · Text as of 2026-10-01
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- English
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- Regulation
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- United Kingdom · Northern Ireland
- Subjects
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Keywords
- fishery management and conservation, inland fisheries, freshwater fishes, size, aquatic animals
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Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Northern Ireland Statutory Rules are not carried in their revised form on this site. S T A T U T O R Y R U L E S O F N O R T H E R N I R E L A N D 2011 No. 325 FISHERIES Eel Fishing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 Made - - - - 19th September 2011 Coming into operation 1st November 2011 The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (1) makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 15(1) and 19(1) of the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (2). Citation and commencement 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Eel Fishing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2011 and come into operation on 1st November 2011. Amendment of the Eel Fishing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 2.—(1) The Eel Fishing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 (3) are amended in accordance with paragraph (2). (2) In regulation 2 (interpretation) for the definition of “undersized eels” substitute — ““undersized eels” – in relation to brown eels, means eels of a length less than 40 centimetres; and in relation to silver eels, means eels of a length less than 30 centimetres, measured from the tip of the snout to the tip of the tail;.”. (1) Established by Article 3(1)(b) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) (2) 1966 c. 17 (N.I.) (3) S.R. 2010 No. 166 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/1999/283 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1966/17 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/166 Document Generated: 2011-09-22 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Northern Ireland Statutory Rules are not carried in their revised form on this site. 2 Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 19th September 2011. M. Cory A senior officer of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure Document Generated: 2011-09-22 Status: This is the original version (as it was originally made). Northern Ireland Statutory Rules are not carried in their revised form on this site. 3 EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These Regulations amend the Eel Fishing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010. The Regulations amend the definition of undersized eels to mean a length of less than 40 centimetres for brown eels and 30 centimetres for silver eels.