The Salmon and Migratory Trout (Restrictions on Landing) Order 1972

• Citation: S.I. 1972/1966
• Sections: 6

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

This order may be cited as the Salmon and Migratory Trout (Restrictions on Landing) Order 1972 and shall come into operation on 15th February 1973.

Section 2 Interpretation

(1) In this order—

“ drift-net ” means any length of net allowed to float or drift being either attached to or released from a fishing boat and not being a length of net attached to or held on the shore ;

“ landing ” in relation to salmon and migratory trout means the first landing thereof after catching and “ land ” shall be construed accordingly ;

“ mouth of the River Tweed ” means the area as defined by the Tweed Fisheries Amendment Act 1859 as amended by byelaw dated 10th August 1863 contained in Schedule A to the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1868 ;

“ the Northern part of British fishery limits ” means the areas of sea described in Schedule 3 to this order ;

“ North-East Atlantic waters ” means the waters described in Schedule 2 to this order being part of the waters to which the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention applies ;

“ North-West Atlantic waters ” means the waters described in Schedule 1 to this order, being the waters to which the International Convention for the North west Atlantic Fishery applies ;

“ specified method ” means a method of fishing with drift-net, trawl net, seine net, troll or long-line, but does not include beach seining or fishing from the shore by net and coble .

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament

Section 3 Prohibition of Landings

There is hereby prohibited the landing in Great Britain during the period from 15th February 1973 to 14th February 1983, both days inclusive, of:—

(a) salmon caught in North-West Atlantic waters;

(b) salmon and migratory trout caught in North-East Atlantic waters;

(c) salmon and migratory trout caught by a specified method in the Northern part of British fishery limits;

(d) salmon and migratory trout caught in the waters described in Schedule 4 to this order subject to the provisions of Article 4 of this order.

Section 4 Exemption from prohibition on Landings

Notwithstanding the prohibition contained in Article 3 of this order, it shall be lawful to land in Great Britain salmon and migratory trout caught in:

(i) waters within so much of the exclusive fishery limits adjacent to England and Wales as are included in the waters described in Part I of Schedule 4 to this order; and

(ii) waters described in Part II of Schedule 4 to this order,

provided that the catching was effected in the course of fishing under the authority of, and in accordance with the conditions of, a licence granted in respect of fishing for salmon and migratory trout in such waters by the River Authority having jurisdiction therein.

Section 1

The area of sea within the fishery limits of the British Islands lying west of the meridian of longitude 3° west and north of the parallel of latitude 54° 30′ north, excluding—

(a) the waters within so much of the exclusive fishery limits as are adjacent to England but not nearer to any point on the coast of Scotland than to any point on the coast of England;

(b) the waters within that area, being waters within so much of those fishery limits as are mentioned in section 4(2) of the Fishery Limits Act 1964

Section 2

The area of sea within those fishery limits lying east of the meridian of longitude 3° west and north of the southern boundary of the mouth of the River Tweed and of a line drawn due east from the eastmost point of that boundary.