The Conservation of Salmon (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024

Made: 4th December 2024

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 6th December 2024

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2) and (3)

In accordance with paragraphs 10, 11, 12 and 14(1) of schedule 1 of that Act[^f00002], they have consulted such persons as they considered appropriate, directed that notice be given of the general effect of these Regulations and considered representations and objections made.

Citation and commencement

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• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Conservation of Salmon (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024.

• (2) Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 24 February 2025.

• (3) Regulation 3 comes into force on 1 April 2025.

Amendment of the Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2014

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In the schedule of the Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2014[^f00003], in the entry for the Annan Salmon Fishery District (numbered 1), in column 4 insert “25th February to 31st March”.

Amendment of the Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016

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For schedule 2 (inland waters prohibitation on retaining salmon) of the Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016[^f00004], substitute the schedule set out in the schedule of these Regulations.

SCHEDULE — SUBSTITUTION OF SCHEDULE 2 OF THE CONSERVATION OF SALMON (SCOTLAND) REGULATIONS 2016

Signed

MAIRI GOUGEON — A member of the Scottish Government — 4th December 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations amend the Conservation of Salmon (Annual Close Time and Catch and Release) (Scotland) Regulations 2014 (“the 2014 Regulations”) and the Conservation of Salmon (Scotland) Regulations 2016 (“the 2016 Regulations”).

The 2014 Regulations prescribe the annual close time for each salmon fishery district in Scotland (with the exception of the Tweed District) and the period within that annual close time when it is permitted to fish for and take, and fish for, salmon by rod and line. The 2014 Regulations also prohibit the retention of any salmon which are caught during the periods specified in column 4 of the schedule (“catch and release periods”).

Regulation 2 amends the 2014 Regulations to introduce a catch and release period from 25th February to 31st March for the Annan Salmon Fishery District.

The 2016 Regulations make provision for regulating the killing of salmon in specified areas.

Regulation 3 substitutes schedule 2 (inland waters prohibitation on retaining salmon) of the 2016 Regulations, which describes the areas of inland waters where there is a prohibition on the retention of any salmon caught. Changes are made to the following paragraphs of schedule 2: 20, 22, 25, 34, 47, 55, 66, 76, 77, 95 and 105.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2003 asp 15. Section 38 was amended by section 29 of the Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 7).

[^f00002]: Paragraphs 10 to 14 of schedule 1 are modified by paragraph 9 of that schedule.

[^f00003]: S.S.I. 2014/327 to which there are amendments not relevant to this instrument.

[^f00004]: S.S.I. 2016/115, as relevantly amended by S.S.I. 2023/372.