Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

Representation of trout anglers on board of conservators.

Representation of trout anglers on board of conservators.

39.—(1) Where in any fishery district the number of trout rod licences issued during any year in which an election of a board of conservators for such district takes place amounts to at least fifty per cent of the number of salmon rod licences which have been issued in such district during such year and for which the licence duty of two pounds has been paid, the following provisions shall have effect:—

(a) in case the number of such trout rod licences is not more than seventy-five per cent of the number of such salmon rod licences, the holders of such trout rod licences may elect one of their number as a representative to sit on such board of conservators;

(b) in any other case, such holders may elect two of their number as representatives to sit on such board of conservators.

(2) The following provisions shall have effect in relation to any person elected under subsection (1) of this section in any year as a representative to sit on a board of conservators for a district:—

(a) such person shall, subject to the provisions of this Act, sit and act as a conservator on such board and shall be additional to the number of conservators to be elected for such district under this Act;

(b) such person shall, unless he sooner dies, resigns or becomes incapable or disqualified, hold office during the period of office of the ordinary conservators elected for such district in the year in which such person is elected;

(c) if such person during his period of office dies, resigns or becomes incapable or disqualified from acting as a conservator, such board may at or before the second meeting after such death, resignation, incapacity or disqualification co-opt in his place another person, who is the holder of a trout rod licence issued by such board, to fill during the residue of the term of office of such board, the vacancy created by such death, resignation, incapacity or disqualification.

(3) The Minister may by regulations make such provisions as he thinks proper in relation to elections under subsection (1) of this section, and every such election shall be carried out in accordance with such regulations.

(4) At any election under subsection (1) of this section a person who is the holder of a trout rod licence shall be entitled to one vote and no more, whether he is or is not the holder of more than one trout rod licence.

(5) In this section the expression “trout rod licences” shall not include trout rod (juvenile) licences.