S.I. No. 625/2002 - Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence Duties) Order 2002

I, John Browne, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 68 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 (No 14 of 1959) (as amended by section 4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1976 (No. 23 of 1976) and section 6 of the Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1987 (No. 32 of 1987)) and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1977 ( S.I. No 30 of 1977 ) as adapted by the Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 307 of 2002 ) and the Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2002 ( S.I. No. 374 of 2002 ), and with the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:

1.   This Order may be cited as the Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence Duties) Order 2002.

2.   This Order shall have effect as respects licences issued or renewed for a period commencing on or after 1 January 2003.

3. The ordinary licence duty in respect of a salmon rod licence of a class specified in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order at any reference number is altered to the sum specified in column (3) of that schedule at that reference number.

SCHEDULE

The Minister for Finance consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This Order prescribes the licence fees payable in respect of salmon rod ordinary fishing licences including the Foyle Area extension licence issued in respect of a period commencing on or after 1 January 2003.