Fisheries (Statute Law Revision) Act, 1949

PART VI.

Fixed Engines, Fishing Weirs, Fishing Mill Dams and other obstructions to the passage of fish.

Amendment of section 33 of the Act of 1939.

14.—Section 33 of the Act of 1939 is hereby amended in the following respects—

(a) the following subsection shall be substituted for subsection (1)—

“(1) It shall not be lawful for any person (other than the Electricity Supply Board in respect of a fishing weir erected for the capture of eels) to erect in the freshwater portion of any river or lake any fishing weir, fishing mill dam or fixed engine”;

(b) in subsections (2) and (3) the words “fishing weir, fishing mill dam or fixed engine” shall be substituted for the words “weir or other fixed engine” where the latter words occur.