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S.I. No. 812 of
2007
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FISHERIES
(COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENCES) (ALTERATION OF DUTIES AND FEES) ORDER 2007.
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Notice of the
making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil”
of 21st December, 2007.
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I, EAMON
RYAN, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in exercise
of the powers conferred on me by sections 68(4)(b) (as amended by section
4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1976 (No. 23 of 1976) (“Act of 1976”)),
159(5)(a) (inserted by section 20 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act
1994 (No. 23 of 1994)), 160(5)(a) (as so inserted) and 279(2) (as
amended by section 4 of the Act of 1976) of the Fisheries (Consolidation)
Act 1959 (No. 14 of 1959), the Fisheries (Transfer of Departmental
Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 1977 ( S.I. No. 30 of 1977 )
(as adapted by the Communications, Marine and Natural Resources (Alteration
of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 706 of
2007 )), hereby make the following order with respect to which, pursuant to
sections 68(7) (inserted by section 6(g) of the Fisheries (Amendment)
(No. 2) Act 1987 (No. 32 of 1987)) and 279(4) (inserted by section 3 of the
Act of 1976) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 , in relation to
Articles 4 and 5 of the following order, a draft has been laid before each
House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving
of the draft has been passed by each such House:
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1. This
Order may be cited as the Fisheries (Commercial Fishing Licences)
(Alteration of Duties and Fees) Order 2007.
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2. This
Order comes into operation on 1 January 2008 and has effect as respects
licences issued or renewed for a period commencing on or after that day.
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3. In this
Order—
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“Act of 1994” means Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1994 (No. 23 of 1994);
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“Principal Act” means Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 (No. 14 of
1959);
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“Order of 2006” means Fisheries (Miscellaneous Commercial Licences)
(Alteration of Duties) Order 2006 ( S.I. No. 628 of 2006 ).
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4. The
ordinary licence duty in respect of an ordinary fishing licence authorising the
use of a fishing engine of a kind specified in column (2) of the Schedule at
any reference number (altered by Article 4 of the Order of 2006) is altered
to the amount specified in column (3) of the Schedule at that reference
number.
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5. The
licence duty in respect of an oyster fishing licence (altered by Article 5
of the Order of 2006) is altered to €99.
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6. The
amount standing specified in section 159(1)(b)(ii) (inserted by
section 20 of the Act of 1994) of the Principal Act (altered by Article 6 of
the Order of 2006) is altered, in lieu of that amount, to €128.
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7. The
amount standing specified in section 160(1)(b) (inserted by section
20 of the Act of 1994) of the Principal Act (altered by Article 7 of the
Order of 2006) is altered, in lieu of that amount, to €128.
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8. The
Order of 2006 is revoked.
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SCHEDULE
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Article 4
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Reference Number(1)
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Kind of Engine(2)
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Annual Licence Duty(3)
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€
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1.
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Stake net or fly net
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706
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2.
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Bag net
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398
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3.
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Head weir
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142
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4.
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Draft net
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398
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5.
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Snap net
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168
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6.
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Pole net
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68
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7.
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Loop net
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44
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8.
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Box for taking salmon in a fishing weir or a fishing mill dam
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290
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9.
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Eye, gap or basket for taking eels in or o n a fishing weir or a
fishing mill dam
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99
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10.
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Eel trap as used under licence in the No. 171 or Drogheda District in
the Eastern Fisheries Region and in the No. 13 or Ballyshannon
District in the Northern Fisheries Region.
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161
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11.
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Long line for eels
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99
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12.
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Coghill net for eels
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99
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13.
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Fyke nets for eels
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€99 for a train of 20 nets or less together with, in case the train is
of more than 20 nets, €4.95 for each net in excess of 20.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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17 December 2007
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EAMON RYAN
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Minister for Communications, Energy and
Natural Resources.
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EXPLANATORY
NOTE.
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(This note is not part of
the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)
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This Order prescribes the
licence fees to be payable from 1 January 2008 in respect of salmon
commercial fishing licences including a salmon conservation levy equivalent
to 50% of the licence fee. The proceeds of this levy will be invested in
wild salmon management initiatives designed to rehabilitate wild salmon
stocks and habitats. The Order also prescribes the licence fees to be
payable in respect of eel and oyster commercial fishing licences and salmon,
eel and molluscan shellfish dealers’ licences
issued or renewed for a period commencing on or after 1 January 2008.
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