234Recreational Fishing (Freshwater) Trust Fund

#### 234 Recreational Fishing (Freshwater) Trust Fund 234 Recreational Fishing (Freshwater) Trust Fund > > (1) There is to be paid into the Recreational Fishing (Freshwater) Trust Fund— > > > > > (a) any amount or proportion of the recreational fishing fees that is allocated to that Fund by the Minister under this section, and > > > > > (a1) all other payments received in connection with the administration of Part 2 (including fees and charges paid under Part 2 or the regulations made under that Part) that are not required to be paid into any other trust fund, and > > > > > (b) the proceeds of the sale of tags, or other identification, to be used on fish taken by recreational freshwater fishers, and > > > > > (c) any gift or bequest of money for the purposes of that Fund, and > > > > > (d) any other money appropriated by Parliament for the purposes of that Fund or required by law to be paid into that Fund. > > > (2) There may be paid out of that Fund— > > > > > (a) the costs of stocking freshwater with fish, or taking other measures, to enhance, maintain or protect recreational fishing, and > > > > > (b) the costs of carrying out research into freshwater fish and their ecosystems, and > > > > > (c) the costs of management and administration of recreational freshwater fishing (including commission for authorised agents collecting recreational freshwater fishing fees), and > > > > > (d) the costs of ensuring compliance with recreational freshwater fishing regulatory controls, and > > > > > (e) the costs of providing third-party insurance coverage for landowners where recreational fishers use private land (or water over private land) for freshwater fishing, and > > > > > (f) the costs of consultative arrangements with freshwater recreational fishers. > > > (3) The Minister may, from time to time, determine the amount or proportion of the recreational fishing fees to be allocated to that Fund. > > > (4) The Minister is to consult a relevant advisory council on recreational fishing established under section 229 about— > > > > > (a) the allocation of recreational fishing fees to that Fund, and > > > > > (b) policies and priorities for expenditure from that Fund. > > **s 234:** Rep 1996 No 141, Sch 1 \[12\]. Ins 1997 No 153, Sch 3. Am 2000 No 86, Sch 4 \[6\] \[7\]; 2009 No 114, Sch 1 \[60\].