Fisheries Act, 1939

Salmon rod licences to be issued in an electoral division.

7.—Where an application for a salmon rod licence is made to the board of conservators for a fishery district such licence shall be issued—

(a) in case the applicant is the owner or occupier of a rod fishery for salmon in such district, in the electoral division of such district in which such fishery is situate,

(b) in any other case—

(i) if there is only one freshwater electoral division of such district, in such freshwater electoral division, or

(ii) if there are two or more freshwater electoral divisions of such district, in such one of the said divisions as the applicant may request.