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 […]