
1 
These Byelaws may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 2003 and shall come into operation on 1st June 2003.
2 
The Fisheries Byelaws (Northern Ireland) 1997 shall be amended as provided in Byelaws 3 and 4.
3 
In Byelaw 2(1) for the definition of “concessionary season fishing rod licence” there shall be substituted the following definition –“
 “concessionary season fishing rod licence” means a licence issued by the Board to a disabled angler, or to a person who has attained the age of 60 years, for one rod and line or hand line to fish for, take and kill salmon, freshwater fish and eels;”.
4 
For Byelaw 88 there shall be substituted the following Byelaw –“
88. 
In that part of Lough Melvin which is situate in County Fermanagh, where any person whilst angling during the period from 1st June to 30th September in any year, both dates inclusive, takes a salmon in excess of three on any day, then he shall, without avoidable injury, cause such salmon to be returned immediately to the water from which it was taken.”.
Sealed with the Common Seal of the Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland on 29th April 2003.
Dr. R. Hanna
Chairman
K. A. Simpson (Mrs.)
Secretary
The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure hereby approves the foregoing Byelaws.Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 15th May 2003.
N. Carson
A senior officer of the
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
