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General powers.
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59.—(1) An authorised person may, for the purposes of the protection of the fisheries, do all or any of the following things—
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(a) enter into and pass through or along the banks or borders of any rivers frequented by salmon or trout or of the tributaries thereof,
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(b) with boats or otherwise enter upon any such rivers,
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(c) enter upon and examine all weirs, sluices, mill dams, mill races and watercourses communicating with such rivers,
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(d) enter any boat which has been or is engaged or is about to engage in fishing,
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(e) examine all standing, floating or other nets whatsoever,
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(f) seize any unlawful fishing engine or any lawful fishing engine which is being unlawfully used,
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(g) do all such other acts and things as he is authorised to do by or under this Act.
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(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as authorising any person to enter any enclosed garden or any dwelling-house or the curtilage thereof except where the ordinary road or passage to any weir, dam or dyke traverses such garden or curtilage.
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