Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

Provisions in relation to trout rod licences.

84.—(1) The following provisions shall apply in respect of trout rod licences:—

(a) a separate trout rod licence shall be issued for each rod,

(b) each trout rod licence shall be valid for one year only and that year shall be the year in which it is issued,

(c) every trout rod licence shall—

(i) be prepared and printed in such form as the Minister may direct,

(ii) have printed thereon the period for which it is available and such other particulars as the Minister may direct,

(iii) be sealed with the seal of the board of conservators within whose fishery district it is issued,

(d) each trout rod licence shall specify the name and address of the person to whom it is issued and shall not be transferred to any other person.

(2) A trout rod licence shall not be construed as giving or conferring on the holder thereof any right of fishing in any place which the person holding or using the licence would not have possessed if this Act had not been passed or as altering or affecting the rights of any other person.