Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024

PART 10

Amendments of other Acts of the Oireachtas

Amendment of Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959

265. The Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following section for section 315:

“Payments to Inland Fisheries Ireland in respect of fines for certain offences

315. (1) This section applies to—

(a) an offence under any section of this Act (other than a section contained in Part XV or XVI or section 217, 290 or 323), and

(b) an offence against any bye-law made under section 57 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 .

(2) Where a fine imposed for an offence to which this section applies has been paid or levied, then, unless the fine has been wholly remitted, there shall be paid to Inland Fisheries Ireland a sum equal to the fine, or, if the fine was remitted in part, of so much thereof as was not remitted.

(3) All moneys payable under subsection (2) shall be paid by the Minister out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas at such times as he or she thinks fit.

(4) A reference in subsection (2) to a fine imposed for an offence to which this section applies shall be construed as including a reference to a fine imposed under this section and not paid in whole or in part before the coming into operation of section 265 of the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024.”,

(b) by the substitution of the following section for section 318:

“Payments to Inland Fisheries Ireland in respect of proceeds of certain forfeitures

318. (1) Where—

(a) anything is forfeited under—

(i) section 302,

(ii) any other section of this Act, other than a section in Part XV or XVI, or

(iii) any bye-law made under section 57 of the Inland Fisheries Act 2010 ,

and

(b) such thing is sold by direction of the Minister under section 317,

there shall be paid to Inland Fisheries Ireland a sum equal to the said net proceeds of such sale.

(2) All moneys payable under subsection (1) shall be paid by the Minister out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas at such times as he or she thinks fit.”,

and

(c) in section 319(1), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

“(c) where the said net proceeds are to be dealt with in accordance with paragraph (a), such proceeds shall be paid to Inland Fisheries Ireland.”.