
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 and shall come into operation on 1st January 1997.
2 
There shall be payable to the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland by way of licence duties in respect of licences for the use of fishing engines for the taking of eels referred to in column 1 of the Schedule the amounts respectively specified in column 2 of the Schedule.
3 
The Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 are hereby revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture on 15th November 1996.
G. Lavery
Assistant Secretary

SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Fishing Engine Duty
 £
Fyke net 6·35
The existing eel weir at Toome 4,502·50
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna 2,254·80
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna 2,254·80
The existing automatic eel weir at Portna 1,125·55
The existing eel weir at Movanagher 1,125·55
The existing eel weir at Rademon 43·95
The existing eel weir at Drumnaconagher, Crossgar 43·95
The existing eel weir at Belleek 43·95
Fixed wing nets, used in the River Erne in the County of Fermanagh between Rosscor Viaduct and a point 800 metres downstream of Rosscor Viaduct or in the River Quoile in the County of Down between the floodgates at the Old Quoile Bridge and tidal barrier at Hare Island and having a leader and a wing or wings each not exceeding 23 metres in length; for each batch of 5 or less 66·80
Fixed wing nets used in that part of Lower Lough Erne in the County of Fermanagh lying between Rosscor Viaduct and an imaginary line running directly from North to South and passing through the Western tip of Ferny Island in the parish of Belleek, Barony of Lurg and having a leader and wing or wings, each not exceeding 230 metres in length; for each batch of 10 or less 1,029·00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area — containing not more than 1200 hooks 43·95
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area — containing over 1200 hooks 66·80
Long line containing not more than 1200 hooks used in Lough Neagh excluding its tributaries and their branches 66·80
Long line containing over 1200 hooks used in Lough Neagh excluding its tributaries and their branches 89·60
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh 89·60