
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Eel Fishing (Licence Duties) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2007 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2008.
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) 2006 are revoked.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure on 9th November 2007.
M.Cory
A senior officer of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure

SCHEDULE
Regulation 2


Fishing Engine(1) Licence Duty(2)
Fyke net £8.00
The existing eel weir at Toome £1702.00
The existing eel weir at Upper Row, Portna £1702.00
The existing eel weir at Lower Row, Portna £1702.00
The existing eel weir at Belleek £55.00
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing not more than 1,200 hooks £89.50
Long line used in the Erne Catchment Area or Lough Neagh, excluding its tributaries and their branches, containing more than 1,200 hooks £124.00
Eel draft net not exceeding 118 metres in length used in Lough Neagh £124.00