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Regulation of fishing.
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7.— Section 13 of the Act of 1952 is amended—
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(a) in subsection (1), after paragraph (g), there shall be inserted the following paragraph:
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“(gg) the regulation or prohibition of the sale of any species of fish caught by rod and line,”,
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(b) in subsection (2) by the insertion, after “licence” of “, tag”,
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(c) by the insertion after subsection (2) of the following subsections:
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“(2A) Regulations made by virtue of subsection (2) may—
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(a) provide for charging concessionary fees in such cases as may be prescribed,
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(b) provide for exemption from payment of the prescribed fees in such cases as may be prescribed.
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(2B) Regulations made by the Commission under this section may—
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(a) require tags issued by the Commission to be attached to the carcasses of fish,
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(b) require applications for fishing licences to be accompanied by a photograph of the applicant and particulars of the applicant’s date of birth,
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(c) prescribe the form of, and conditions attaching to, fishing licences issued by the Commission,
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(d) provide that a fishing licence to fish with a rod and line or hand line shall not be transferable, and
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(e) regulate the transfer of other fishing licences.”,
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(d) by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection (3):
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“(3) As soon as practicable after it makes any regulations under this section the Commission shall publish a notice in the Iris Oifigiúil and in at least two newspapers circulating in the Foyle Area and the Carlingford Area—
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(a) stating that the regulations have been made and giving a general description of their content, and
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(b) specifying a place at which, and the hours between which, a copy of the regulations may be inspected.
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(3A) Regulations made by the Commission under this section may contain such supplementary, incidental and transitional provisions as the Commission thinks necessary or appropriate.”.
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