The Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
The Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
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Type: NI Statutory Rule
Year: 2012
Number: 459
Made: 2012-12-12
Coming into force: 2013-01-31
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk.
Explanatory note
Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.
These regulations amend the Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010 by making an amendment to the definition of “catch and release”, increasing the minimum gape of hook permitted for use while angling for salmon, sea trout or brown trout from 7 mm to 12 mm in any waters to which restrictions to angling to catch and release applies.
Other NISRs from 2012
- The Waiting Restrictions (Dungannon) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 — NISR 2012/460
- The Foyle Area and Carlingford Area (Angling) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 — NISR 2012/458
- The Parking and Waiting Restrictions (Ballymena) (Amendment No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 — NISR 2012/461