Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1958

PART III.

Boards of Conservators.

Exclusion of certain licence duties in computing scale of votes at elections of conservators.

6.—(1) In this section the expression “excepted licence” means any licence being—

(a) a fishing licence issued in an election year, but after the 31st day of July in that year, or

(b) a salmon rod licence which is valid for a period of less than one year, or

(c) a salmon rod ordinary licence valid for a particular year which is issued to a person who is the holder of a salmon rod (Foyle Area) licence valid for that year, or

(d) a salmon rod licence in respect of which a reduced rate of licence duty is payable under subsection (5) of section 4 of the Act of 1934, or

(e) a trout rod licence.

(2) In computing for the purposes of the scale contained in subsection (1) of section 8 of the Act of 1925, the licence duty paid by any person, no account shall be taken of the licence duty paid in respect of an excepted licence.