Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975
Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (1975 c. 51)
- Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (1975 c. 51)
- Part I Prohibition of Certain Modes of Taking or Destroying Fish, etc.
- 1 Prohibited implements.
- 2 Roe, spawning and unclean fish, etc.
- 3 Nets.
- 4 Poisonous matter and polluting effluent.
- 5 Prohibition of use of explosives, poisons or electrical devices and of destruction of dams etc.
- Part II Obstructions to Passage of Fish
- 6 Fixed engines.
- 7 Fishing weirs.
- 8 Fishing mill dams.
- 9 Duty to make and maintain fish passes.
- 10 Power of appropriate agency to construct and alter fish passes.
- 11 Minister’s consents and approvals for fish passes.
- 12 Penalty for injuring or obstructing fish pass or free gap.
- 13 Sluices.
- 14 Screens.
- 15 Power of appropriate agency to use screensetc. to limit movements of salmon and trout.
- 16 Boxes and cribs in weirs and dams.
- 17 Restrictions on taking salmon or trout above or below an obstruction or in mill races.
- 18 Provisons supplementary to Part II.
- Part III Times of Fishing and Selling and Exporting Fish
- 19 Close seasons and close times.
- 20 Close seasons and close times—fixed engines and obstructions.
- 21 Eel baskets etc.
- 22 Sale of salmon and trout.
- 23 Export of salmon and trout.
- 24 Consignment of salmon and trout.
- Part IV Fishing Licences and authorisations
- 25 Licences to fish.
- 26 Limitation of fishing licences.
- 27 Unlicensed fishing.
- 27A Authorisation of fishing otherwise than by licensable means
- 27B Unauthorised fishing etc
- Part V Administration and Enforcement
- Regulation of fisheries etc.
- 28 General powers and duties of water authorities and Minister.
- 29 Fish rearing licences.
- 30 Introduction of fish into inland waters.
- Powers of water bailiffs etc.
- 31 Powers of search etc.
- 32 Power to enter lands.
- 33 Orders and warrants to enter suspected premises.
- 34 Power to apprehend persons fishing illegally ....
- 35 Power to require production of fishing licences.
- 36 Provisions supplementary to sections 31 to 35.
- Offences
- 37 Prosecution etc. of offences.
- 37A Fixed penalty notices for certain offences.
- Part VI Miscellaneous and Supplementary
- 38 Works below high water mark.
- 39 Border rivers and Solway Firth.
- 40 River Severn.
- 40A Power to specify fish
- 40B Orders: supplementary
- 41 Interpretation.
- 42 Repeals etc.
- 43 Citation etc.
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Close Seasons and Close Times
- SCHEDULE 2 Licences
- Duty on licences
- Net etc. licences for salmon and trout fishing
- Historic installations
- Miscellaneous
- SCHEDULE 3 Administration
- Part I Orders
- Scope
- Procedure
- Part II Byelaws
- . . .
- Purposes for which Byelaws may be made
- Part III Miscellaneous
- SCHEDULE 4 Offences
- Part I Prosecution and Punishment
- Part II Procedure
- SCHEDULE 5 REPEALS
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