Fisheries Act, 1980

Amendment of Chapter III of Part VI of Principal Act.

68.—(1) Section 81 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by:

(a) the substitution of “three pounds” for “five shillings” in paragraph (a) of subsection (2);

(b) the substitution of “one pound” for “sixpence” in both paragraph (b) and paragraph (c) of subsection (2); and

(c) the addition to the section of the following subsection:

“(3) (a) The Minister may, from time to time, by order alter the licence duty payable as regards all or any of the kinds of trout rod licences specified in subsection (1) of this section, and in case an order under this subsection is for the time being in force, subsection (2) of this section, as amended by section 68 of the Fisheries Act, 1980, shall be construed and have effect in accordance with the terms of the order.

(b) Subsection (7) of section 68 of this Act (inserted by section 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1976) shall apply as regards an order under this subsection as it applies as regards an order under that section.”;

and the said subsection (2), as so amended, is set out in paragraph 1 of the Table to this section.

(2) Section 83 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution of “amount of the duty which is for the time being payable under section 81 of this Act in respect of the licence” for “sum of five shillings” in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) and “sum of sixpence” in paragraph (c) of both subsection (2) and subsection (3), and the said paragraph (b), paragraph (c) of the said subsection (2) and paragraph (c) of the said subsection (3), as so amended, are set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4, respectively, of the Table to this section.

TABLE

1. (2) There shall be payable on—

(a) a trout rod (general) licence, a licence duty of three pounds,

(b) a trout rod (riparian owner) licence, a licence duty of one pound,

(c) a trout rod (juvenile) licence, a licence duty of one pound.

2. (b) such person tenders the amount of the duty which is for the time being payable under section 81 of this Act in respect of the licence,

3. (c) such person tenders the amount of the duty which is for the time being payable under section 81 of this Act in respect of the licence,

4. (c) such person tenders the amount of the duty which is for the time being payable under section 81 of this Act in respect of the licence,