Fisheries Act, 1980
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Amendment of section 15 of Principal Act. |
63.— Section 15 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by— | |
(a) the insertion of “on payment to him of the prescribed fee (if any)” before “by licence” in subsection (1); | ||
(b) the addition of the following subsections: | ||
“(6) (a) The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, prescribe fees payable in respect of licences granted by the Minister under this section. | ||
(b) Every fee received by the Minister under this section shall be paid into, or disposed of for the benefit of, the Exchequer in such manner as the Minister for Finance shall direct. | ||
(7) Any person who engages in the culture of fish otherwise than under and in accordance with a licence under this section or section 54 of the Fisheries Act, 1980, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £500. | ||
(8) Where— | ||
(a) a person by fishing or otherwise interferes with anything done pursuant to a licence granted by the Minister under this section, and | ||
(b) such interference is carried on without the permission of the person to whom the licence is granted, | ||
the person so interfering shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable— | ||
(c) on summary conviction thereof, to a fine not exceeding £500, | ||
(d) on conviction thereof on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £2,000.”. |