Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

Water keeper's instrument of appointment sufficient warrant for exercise of powers.

295.—(1) The production by a conservators' water keeper or other officer of a board of conservators of his instrument of appointment shall be a sufficient warrant for his exercising the powers conferred on an authorised person by this Act, but the production of such instrument by him shall not be necessary in exercising those powers unless he has been first required to produce it.

(2) The production by a private water keeper of the instrument of his appointment endorsed in the manner provided by section 294 shall be sufficient warrant for his exercising the powers conferred on a private water keeper by this Act.