S.I. No. 537/2009 - Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence Duties) Order 2009.

S.I. No. 537 of 2009 .

SALMON ROD ORDINARY LICENCES (ALTERATION OF LICENCE DUTIES) ORDER 2009.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd December, 2009.

I, CONOR LENIHAN, Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 68(1)(b) (inserted by section 6(b) of the Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1987 (No. 32 of 1987)) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 (No. 14 of 1959)) and the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 ) (as adapted by the Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 706 of 2007 )), and the Energy and Natural Resources (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2009 ( S.I. No. 199 of 2009 ), 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 2009.

2. This Order comes into operation on 1 January 2010 and has effect as respects licences issued or renewed for a period commencing on or after that day.

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

4. The Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence Duties) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 794 of 2007 ) is revoked.

SCHEDULE

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

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance,

15 December 2009.

BRIAN LENIHAN,

Minister for Finance.

GIVEN under my hand,

17 December 2009

CONOR LENIHAN,

Minister of State at the Department of Communications,Energy and Natural Resources.

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 from 1 January 2010 in respect of salmon rod ordinary fishing licences and the Foyle Area extension licence including a salmon conservation levy equivalent to 50% of the licence fee. The proceeds of this levy will be invested in wild salmon management initiatives designed to rehabilitate wild salmon stocks and habitats.