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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (c.51)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

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Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 51

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Prohibition of Certain Modes of Taking or Destroying Fish, etc

    1. 1. Prohibited implements

    2. 2. Roe, spawning and unclean fish, etc

    3. 3. Nets

    4. 4. Poisonous matter and polluting effluent

    5. 5. Prohibition of use of explosives, poisons or electrical devices and of destruction of dams etc

  2. Part II

    Obstructions to Passage of Fish

    1. 6. Fixed engines

    2. 7. Fishing weirs

    3. 8. Fishing mill dams

    4. 9. Duty to make and maintain fish passes

    5. 10. Power of water authority to construct and alter fish passes

    6. 11. Minister’s consents and approvals for fish passes

    7. 12. Penalty for injuring or obstructing fish pass or free gap

    8. 13. Sluices

    9. 14. Screens

    10. 15. Power of water authority to use screens etc. to limit movements of salmon and trout

    11. 16. Boxes and cribs in weirs and dams

    12. 17. Restrictions on taking salmon or trout above or below an obstruction or in mill races

    13. 18. Provisons supplementary to Part II

  3. Part III

    Times of Fishing and Selling and Exporting Fish

    1. 19. Close seasons and close times

    2. 20. Close seasons and close times—fixed engines and obstructions

    3. 21. Eel baskets etc

    4. 22. Sale of salmon and trout

    5. 23. Export of salmon and trout

    6. 24. Consignment of salmon and trout

  4. Part IV

    Fishing Licences

    1. 25. Licences to fish

    2. 26. Limitation of fishing licences

    3. 27. Unlicensed fishing

  5. Part V

    Administration and Enforcement

    1. Regulation of fisheries etc

      1. 28. General powers and duties of water authorities and Minister

      2. 29. Fish rearing licences

      3. 30. Introduction of fish into inland waters

    2. Powers of water bailiffs etc

      1. 31. Powers of search etc

      2. 32. Power to enter lands

      3. 33. Orders and warrants to enter suspected premises

      4. 34. Power to apprehend persons fishing illegally at night

      5. 35. Power to require production of fishing licences

      6. 36. Provisions supplementary to sections 31 to 35

    3. Offences

      1. 37. Prosecution etc. of offences

      2. 37A. Fixed penalty notices for certain offences

  6. Part VI

    Miscellaneous and Supplementary

    1. 38. Works below high water mark

    2. 39. Border rivers and Solway Firth

    3. 40. River Severn

    4. 41. Interpretation

    5. 42. Repeals etc

    6. 43. Citation etc

  7. SCHEDULE 1

    Close Seasons and Close Times

  8. SCHEDULE 2

    Licences

  9. SCHEDULE 3

    Administration

  10. SCHEDULE 4

    Offences

  11. SCHEDULE 5

    REPEALS

An Act to consolidate the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1923 and certain other enactments relating to salmon and freshwater fisheries, and to repeal certain obsolete enactments relating to such fisheries.

[1st August 1975]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act: power to tranfer functions conferred (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 2(1)(a)(v) (with ss. 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

Act amended (1.4.1996) by 1995 c. 25, s. 105, Sch. 15 para. 2(4)(b) (with ss. 7(6), 115, 117); S.I. 1996/186, art. 3

Act (except s. 38): transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

C2Functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and of Minister and Secretary of State jointly under this Act in relation to Welsh National Water Development Authority or land or waters in the Authority's area now exercisable (W.) by Secretary of State: S.I. 1978/272, Sch. 3 para. 6(1)

C3Joint functions of Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and Secretary of State under this Act in relation to Severn-Trent Water Authority or land or waters in the Authority's area now exercisable (W.) by Minister: S.I. 1978/272, Sch. 3 para. 6(2)

C4Act excluded by S.I. 1982/1420, arts. 4, 6

C5By Salmon Act 1986 (c. 62, SIF 52:2), ss. 31(2)(f), 43(4) it is provided that power to apply Act is conferred (E.W. and as mentioned in the said s. 43(4) (border rivers))

C6Act excluded by S.I. 1988/1668, art. 2(1)

C7Act amended and certain functions transferred by Water Act 1989 (c. 15, SIF 130), s. 141, Sch. 17 para. 1(4)(b)(5) (with ss. 58(7), 101(1), 141(6), 160(1)(2)(4), 163, 189(4)–(10), 190, 193(1), 194(9), Sch. 26 paras. 3(1)(2), 17, 40(4), 57(6), 58)

C8Act extended (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 2(6)(b), 211(6), 225(2) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), 224(1), 225(4), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6).

Act saved (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 105(4), 225(2) (with ss. 16(6), 113(4), 179, 222(3), 224(1), 225(4), Sch. 22 paras. 1, 2, 4, Sch. 23 para. 6).

Power to modify Act conferred (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 115(1)(a), 210(1), 225(2), Sch. 25 para. 6(3)(c) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), 224(1), 225(4), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6).

Certain definitions in Act applied (1.12.1991) by Water Resources Act 1991 (c. 57, SIF 130), ss. 142(3), 156(3), 210(1), 212(4), 225(2), Sch. 25 para. 6(7) (with ss. 16(6), 179, 222(3), 224(1), 225(4), Sch. 22 para. 1, Sch. 23 para. 6).

Extent Information

E1Act mainly E.W. but for exceptions see ss. 39, 43(2)(3)

Commencement Information

I1Act wholly in force at Royal Assent

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