(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Expenses) Regulations 1988 and shall come into force on 27th April 1988.
(2) In these Regulations—
“ the Act ” means the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975;
“the Minister” means, in relation to those areas in which the water authorities other than the Welsh Water Authority exercise their functions, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and in relation to the area in which the Welsh Water Authority exercise their functions, the Secretary of State for Wales.