Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959

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Disqualification for acting as an ex officio conservator.

35.—(1) No person shall be deemed an ex officio member of a board of conservators under section 34 while any liability of such person in respect of fishery rate payable by him to such board remains undischarged for a period of more than fourteen days from the date on which such fishery rate became payable.

(2) Where—

(a) a person is convicted of an offence under the repealed enactments or an offence under any provision of this Act, and

(b) such person is at the date of such conviction possessed of or subsequently becomes the rated occupier (either alone or with other persons) of a several or exclusive fishery or fisheries the rateable valuation or the total rateable valuations whereof is or are fifty pounds or more,

such person shall be disqualified from acting as an ex officio conservator under section 34 for a period of seven years from the date of such conviction.