S.I. No.
794/2007 — Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence Duties) Order
2007
S.I. No. 794/2007 — Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences
(Alteration of Licence Duties) Order 2007 2007
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S.I. No. 794 of
2007
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SALMON ROD
ORDINARY LICENCES (ALTERATION OF LICENCE DUTIES) ORDER 2007
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Notice of the
making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil”
of 11th 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 section 68(1)(b) (inserted by
section 6(b) of the Fisheries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1987 (No. 32 of
1987)) of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 (No. 14 of 1959)) and 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 )), with
the consent of the Minister for Finance, hereby order as follows:
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1. This
Order may be cited as the Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence
Duties) 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. The
ordinary licence duty in respect of a salmon rod licence of a class
specified in column (2) of the Schedule at any reference number is altered
to the sum specified in column (3) of that Schedule at that reference
number.
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4. The
Salmon Rod Ordinary Licences (Alteration of Licence Duties) Order 2006 ( S.I. No. 670 of 2006 ) is revoked.
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SCHEDULE
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Reference Number(1)
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Class of Salmon rod Ordinary licence(2)
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Ordinary Licence Duty(3)
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1.
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Salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence, other than a salmon rod (annual)
ordinary licence to which section 68(2) of the Fisheries (Consolidation)
Act 1959 applies
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€134
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Salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence to which section 68(2) of the Fisheries
(Consolidation) Act 1959 (No. 14 of 1959) applies
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€84
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Salmon rod (annual) district licence
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€64
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4.
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Salmon rod (twenty-one day) licence
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€50
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5.
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Salmon rod (annual) juvenile licence
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€20
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6.
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Salmon rod (one-day) ordinary licence
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€36
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The Minister for Finance consents to the making
of the foregoing Order.
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister
for Finance,
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26
November 2007
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BRIAN COWEN.
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Minister for Finance.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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28
November 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 payable from 1 January
2008 in respect of salmon rod ordinary fishing licences and the
Foyle Area extension licence 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.
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