SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1AMENDMENTS: SINGLE JURISDICTION

The Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c. 17)

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1

In section 170 (appointment of private water bailiffs)—

a

in subsection (2) omit the words from “sitting for” to the end;

b

in subsection (5) for the words from “within the petty sessions district” to “district is one, the court” substitute “ a court of summary jurisdiction ”;

c

in subsection (5A) omit the words from “for the petty sessions district” to the end.

2

In section 180 (disposal of things seized) omit the words from “sitting for the petty sessions district” to “was seized”.

3

In section 188 (offences at sea)—

a

in subsection (1) for the words from the beginning to “in that district” substitute “ The jurisdiction of any court of summary jurisdiction or lay magistrate ” and omit “within that district”;

b

in subsection (2) for the words “any resident magistrate or justice of the peace” substitute “ lay magistrate ” and omit the words “within the petty sessions district for which that court sits or in which that magistrate or justice has authority”.

4

In section 197(1) omit “for the petty sessions district in which that person resides, or in which the offence was committed”.

5

In Schedule 5A (renewal of appointment of private water bailiff) in paragraph 5 in the definition of “the court” omit the words from “sitting for the petty sessions district” to the end.