Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962

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Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.

2.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of “deleterious matter” of the following definition:

“‘deleterious matter’ means any substance (including any explosive, liquid or gas) the entry or discharge of which into any waters is liable to render those or any other waters poisonous or injurious to fish, spawning grounds or the food of any fish or to injure fish in their value as human food or to impair the usefulness of the bed and soil of any waters as spawning grounds or their capacity to produce the food of fish;”.

(2) Subsection (1) of section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in the definition of “election year” of “1964” for “1961” and of “fifth” for “third”.