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Number 10 of 2010
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INLAND FISHERIES ACT 2010
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART 1
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Preliminary and General
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Section
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1. Short title, construction and collective citation.
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2. Definitions.
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3. Expenses.
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4. Repeals.
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5. Establishment day.
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PART 2
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Establishment of Inland Fisheries Ireland
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Chapter 1
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Inland Fisheries Ireland
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6. Inland Fisheries Ireland.
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7. Functions of IFI.
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8. Transfer of functions to IFI.
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9. Regional operations of IFI.
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10. Ministerial directions.
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11. Seal of IFI.
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12. Membership of IFI.
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13. Election of staff representative to IFI.
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14. Term of office of members of IFI.
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15. Chairperson of IFI.
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16. Role of IFI.
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17. Conditions of office.
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18. Removal of members from office.
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19. Resignations and casual vacancies.
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20. Meetings and procedures.
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21. Committees of IFI.
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22. Remuneration and expenses for members of IFI and committees.
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23. Chief executive officer.
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24. Functions of chief executive and their performance by deputy.
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25. Delegation of functions.
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26. Effects of delegation and sub-delegation of functions.
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27. Certificate evidence concerning delegation of functions.
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28. Chief executive to be accountable person.
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29. Attendance of chief executive before Oireachtas Committee.
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30. Employees.
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31. Appointment of authorised persons.
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32. Superannuation.
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33. Staff schemes.
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34. Consultants and advisers.
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35. Standards of integrity.
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36. Unauthorised disclosure of confidential information.
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37. Protection from civil liability of persons who report certain misconduct.
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38. Prohibition on penalisation.
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39. False Statements.
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40. Exclusion resulting from membership of either House of the Oireachtas, European Parliament or local authorities.
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41. IFI to prepare and submit corporate plan for Minister’s approval.
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42. Publication and implementation of approved corporate plan.
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43. Borrowings.
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44. Estimates.
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45. Grants to IFI.
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46. Accounts of IFI.
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47. Annual report of IFI.
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Chapter 2
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Transitional Arrangements
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48. Dissolution of Central Board and regional boards.
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49. Transfer of employees of Central Board and regional boards to IFI.
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50. Transfer of pension liabilities relating to former employees of Central Board and regional boards.
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51. Transfer of property, assets and liabilities to IFI.
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52. Preservation of contracts, etc. and adaptation of references.
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53. Pending legal proceedings.
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54. Preservation of notices, records, etc.
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55. Final accounts of Central Board and regional boards.
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56. IFI to prepare final annual report for Central Board and regional boards.
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PART 3
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Inland Fisheries Administration
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Chapter 1
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Fisheries Bye-laws
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57. Fisheries bye-laws.
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Chapter 2
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Fishery Year
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58. Fishery year.
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Chapter 3
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Fishery Improvement
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59. Powers of IFI in relation to improvement of fisheries.
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Chapter 4
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Acquisition and Transfer of Fisheries, etc.
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60. Acquisition of fisheries, etc.
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61. Acquisition of portions of rivers or lakes contiguous to certain weir (freshwater) fisheries.
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62. Right of way (acquisition).
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63. Transfer of fisheries to Minister or IFI by Commissioners.
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64. Transfer of certain fisheries to IFI.
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65. Compensation.
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66. Arbitrator.
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67. Provisions relating to orders made under sections 60, 61, 62 or 63.
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68. Sale by Minister of certain fisheries, fishing rights and businesses.
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Chapter 5
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Wild Salmon and Sea Trout Tagging Scheme
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69. Management of wild salmon and sea trout.
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70. Provisions relating to certain offences under regulations made under section 69.
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Chapter 6
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Prohibitions
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71. Prohibition of sale of certain fish.
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72. Prohibition of sale of certain nets or netting.
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Chapter 7
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Register of Sea Anglers
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73. Register of sea anglers.
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Chapter 8
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Issue of Licences for Fishing of a Specified Class or Description
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74. Issue by IFI of licences for fishing of specified class or description.
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PART 4
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Legal Proceedings, Penalties, etc.
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75. Certain offences to be tried on indictment.
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76. Jurisdiction.
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77. Alteration of certain penalties under the Principal Act, the Act of 1962 or the Act of 1994.
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78. Forfeiture of licences and consequential disqualification orders.
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79. Payment of certain fines as compensation — delivery of oysters or other fish.
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80. Fixed charge notice.
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PART 5
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Miscellaneous
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81. Certain rights to fish given to former life members of Trust.
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82. Powers of Minister in operating a fishery.
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83. Liability of Minister or IFI for damage by flooding.
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SCHEDULE 1
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Repeal of Existing Enactments
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SCHEDULE 2
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Consequential Amendments of Certain Acts
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PART 1
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Amendment of Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959
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PART 2
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Amendment of Wildlife Act 1976
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PART 3
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Amendment of Local Government (Water Pollution) Act 1977
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PART 4
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Amendment of Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act 1977
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PART 5
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Amendment of Ombudsman Act 1980
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PART 6
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Amendment of Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Act 1990
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PART 7
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Amendment of Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1991
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PART 8
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Amendment of Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1995
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PART 9
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Amendment of Dumping at Sea Act 1996
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PART 10
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Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 1997
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PART 11
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Amendment of Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997
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PART 12
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Amendment of Prompt Payment of Accounts Act 1997
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PART 13
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Amendment of Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
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PART 14
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Amendment of Official Languages Act 2003
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PART 15
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Amendment of Maritime Safety Act 2005
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SCHEDULE 3
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Consequential Amendments of Certain Statutory Instruments
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PART 1
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Amendment of Superannuation (Designation of Approved Organisations) Regulations 1981 (S.I. No. 437 of 1981)
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PART 2
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Amendment of Local Government (Water Pollution) Regulations 1992 (S.I. No. 271 of 1992)
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PART 3
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Amendment of Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order 1993 (S.I. No. 394 of 1993)
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PART 4
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Amendment of Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 85 of 1994)
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PART 5
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Amendment of Environmental Protection Agency (Licensing Fees) Regulations 1994 (S.I. No. 130 of 1994)
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PART 6
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Amendment of District Court Rules 1997 (S.I. No. 93 of 1997)
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PART 7
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Amendment of Aquaculture (Licence Application) Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 236 of 1998)
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PART 8
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Amendment of Control of Dogs Regulations 1998 (S.I. No. 442 of 1998)
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PART 9
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Amendment of Local Government Act 1991 (Regional Authorities) (Establishment) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 226 of 1999)
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PART 10
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Amendment of European Communities (Environmental Impact Assessment) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 538 of 2001)
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PART 11
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Amendment of Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 600 of 2001)
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PART 12
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Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I. No. 530 of 2002)
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PART 13
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Amendment of European Communities (Water Policy) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 722 of 2003)
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PART 14
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Amendment of Waste Management (Licensing) Regulations 2004 (S.I. No. 395 of 2004)
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PART 15
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Amendment of European Communities (Quality of Shellfish Waters) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 268 of 2006)
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PART 16
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Amendment of Waste Water Discharge (Authorisation) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 684 of 2007)
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SCHEDULE 4
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Redress for Contravention of Section
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SCHEDULE 5
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Provisions Referred to in
Sections 60
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61
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62
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SCHEDULE 6
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Fixed Charge Notice
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PART 1
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Provision of Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959
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PART 2
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Bye-laws made or deemed to have been made under Section 57
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Acts Referred to
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Acquisition of Land (Assessment of Compensation) Act 1919
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1919, c. 57
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Adoptive Leave Acts 1995 and 2005
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Carer’s Leave Act 2001
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2001, No. 19
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Civil Service Regulation Acts 1956 and 1958
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Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993
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1993, No. 8
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Courts Act 1981
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1981, No. 11
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Courts (Supplemental Provisions) Act 1961
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1961, No. 39
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Dumping at Sea Act 1996
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1996, No. 14
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Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006
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2006, No. 9
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Ethics in Public Office Act 1995
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1995, No. 22
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European Parliament Elections Act 1997
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1997, No. 2
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Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1987
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1987, No. 32
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1962
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1962, No. 31
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1964
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1964, No. 23
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1976
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1976, No. 23
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1987
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1987, No. 14
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1991
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1991, No. 26
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1994
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1994, No. 23
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1995
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1995, No. 27
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997
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1997, No. 23
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1999
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1999, No. 35
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Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2000
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2000, No. 34
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Fisheries (Commissions) Act 1997
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1997, No. 1
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Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959
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1959, No. 14
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Fisheries Act 1980
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1980, No. 1
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Fisheries Acts 1959 to 1999
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Forestry Acts 1919 and 1928
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Forestry Acts 1946 to 1988
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Freedom of Information Act 1997
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1997, No. 13
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Heritage Act 1995
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1995, No. 4
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Lands Clauses Consolidation Act 1845
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1845, c. 18
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Local Government (Water Pollution) Act 1977
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1977, No. 1
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Local Government (Water Pollution) (Amendment) Act 1990
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1990, No. 21
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Local Government Act 2001
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2001, No. 37
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Maritime Safety Act 2005
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2005, No. 11
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Maternity Protection Acts 1994 and 2004
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Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005
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Official Languages Act 2003
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2003, No. 32
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Ombudsman Act 1980
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1980, No. 26
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Organisation of Working Time Act 1997
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1997, No. 20
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Parental Leave Acts 1998 and 2006
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Planning and Development Acts 2000 to 2006
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Prompt Payment of Accounts Act 1997
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1997, No. 31
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Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003
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2003, No. 29
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Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001
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2001, No. 45
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Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004
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2004, No. 33
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Redundancy Payments Act 1967
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1967, No. 21
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Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007
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Registration of Title Act 1964
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1964, No. 16
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Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005
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2005, No. 10
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Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006
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2006, No. 8
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Standards in Public Office Act 2001
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2001, No. 31
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Superannuation and Pensions Act 1976
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1976, No. 22
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Taxes Consolidation Act 1997
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1997, No. 39
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Terms of Employment (Information) Acts 1994 and 2001
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Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007
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Water Services Act 2007
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2007, No. 30
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Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000
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2000, No. 38
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Wildlife Act 1976
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1976, No. 39
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Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act 1977
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1977, No. 6
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Worker Participation (State Enterprises) Act 1988
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1988, No. 13
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Number 10 of 2010
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INLAND FISHERIES ACT 2010
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AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A BODY TO BE KNOWN AS, IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, INLAND FISHERIES IRELAND OR, IN THE IRISH LANGUAGE, IASCACH INTÍRE ÉIREANN AND TO DEFINE ITS FUNCTIONS, TO DISSOLVE THE CENTRAL FISHERIES BOARD AND REGIONAL FISHERIES BOARDS, TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS CONNECTED WITH THE FOREGOING AND TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE FISHERIES ACTS 1959 TO 2007.
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[1st June, 2010]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:
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