Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1991

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Corporate membership of society.

8.—(1) Any angling club or other body may become a corporate member of a society in accordance with the rules of the society.

(2) A corporate member being an angling club shall be entitled to nominate for ordinary membership of the society, without fee, such number of members of that club as may be fixed by the society in accordance with its rules. Any other corporate member shall be entitled to nominate, without fee, one ordinary member of the society.

(3) In considering whether to grant recognition to an angling club or other body for the purpose of subsection (1) of this section or fixing the amount of a fee to be paid by a corporate member under that subsection particular regard shall be had to the outlay of the body concerned on fisheries development work of public benefit in the area in which the society operates.