Fisheries Act, 1939

Ex-officio members of boards of conservators.

20.—(1) Section 6 (which relates to ex-officio conservators) of the Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1848, as amended by section 7 of the Fisheries Act, 1925 (No. 32 of 1925), shall be construed and have effect as if there were substituted—

(a) for the words “owner, lessee or occupier” the words “rated occupier”, and

(b) for the words “owners, lessees or occupiers” the words “rated occupiers”.

(2) No person shall be deemed an ex-officio member of a board of conservators under section 6 of the Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1848, as amended by section 7 of the Fisheries Act, 1925 (No. 32 of 1925), while any liability of such person in respect of fishery rate payable by him to such board remains undischarged for a period of more than fourteen days from the date on which such fishery rate became payable.