Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

Penalty for using boat for capture of salmon or trout during the annual close season for salmon and trout.

133.—(1) If any person uses any boat for the capture of salmon or trout during the annual close season for salmon and trout—

(a) such person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding five pounds,

(b) if the offence is a second or any subsequent offence committed by such person, then, unless—

(i) such person is not the owner of the boat, and

(ii) the owner proves that the boat was used without his knowledge or consent,

the Court may order the boat to be forfeited.

(2) This section shall not apply to the use of a boat by any person lawfully angling by rod and line.