It is the duty of the Department to conserve and protect the salmon and inland fisheries of Northern Ireland. The function was exercised by the Foyle Fisheries Commission and now by the relevant north-south body in respect of the Carlingford and Lough Swilly area. The Department may take legal proceedings to enforce statutory provisions for […]
A fishing license is not to confer on any person using a fishing engine any right of fishing in a place which he does not otherwise possess. It is not to affect the rights of persons other than license-holders. It is not to make legal any fishing engine that would otherwise be illegal or imply […]
The Department may make regulations for the purpose of its fishery protection functions. It may make regulations in relation to the regulation of fishing and the preservation of good order among fishers, times and seasons for taking any fish by any mode of fishing, and conditions under which fish may be taken. Prohibiting any mode […]
It is an offence to use, in any water, any deleterious material or matter for the capture, destruction, or injury of fish.A person who has any such matter under their control, on the bank or near any waters, is guilty of an offence. It is a defence for the person to prove that the deleterious […]
Where a dam is constructed in a river, a fish pass sufficient to permit the free passage through of salmon, trout, and eel shall be provided and maintained by the owner. This does not apply to require a fish pass in connection with certain dams erected before 1842 unless certain conditions apply. The Department may […]
It is the duty of every District Council and the Department to keep roads for which they are respectively responsible clear of litter. An equivalent duty applies to occupiers of relevant land, the governing bodies of educational institutions, or designated statutory undertakers and State authorities. Councils and the Department must keep the roads for which […]
The Litter (NI) Order 2004 regulates and controls litter and similar environmental pollution. It creates a number of offences. It creates statutory obligations. It provides a number of other powers and measures to reduce and manage litter. It is an offence for a person to throw down, drop, or deposit into or from any place […]
Producer Responsibility For the purpose of promoting or securing an increase in the reuse, recovery, or recycling of products and materials, the Department may make regulations imposing responsibility on producers, in respect of products and materials, as may be prescribed. Legislation is the Producer Responsibility Obligations (NI) Order 1998. The power to make regulations is […]
The Wildlife and Natural Environment Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 amends the Wildlife Northern Ireland Order 1985. The provisions formerly requiring any person who hunted or traded game to be licensed are removed in accordance with the regulation principles. The provisions in relation to areas of special scientific interest Environmental (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 are enhanced. […]
The former requirement for game licences and game dealers licence have been repealed. Provisions requiring licences for sale of game are removed. Requirements for marking of gaming in transit are removed. The regulations consider it no longer required in light of modern refrigeration facilities. It is an offence to sell game, a person knows or believe […]