13General powers and functions of Director

13 General powers and functions of Director

[Section 13 Substituted by No. 101 of 1999, s. 6, Applied:01 Mar 2000]

(1)  The Director has the following functions:

(a) to manage, control, protect, develop, improve, maintain and regulate salmon fisheries, fisheries in inland waters and freshwater fish;

(b) to stock inland waters with fish;

(c) to create, improve and maintain access to inland waters;

(d) to provide facilities in respect of access to inland waters;

(e) to carry out research and investigation into matters relating to salmon fisheries and fisheries in inland waters;

(f) to collect, publish and disseminate information relating to freshwater fish and inland waters.

(2)  The Director may do anything necessary or convenient to perform any function under this Act.

(3)  The Minister may give directions to the Director relating to the Director's functions and the Director is to comply with those directions.