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This order may be cited as the Inland Fisheries (Excepted Waters) Order 1996 .
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This order designates part of the River Derwent as "excepted waters" for the purposes of the Inland Fisheries Act 1995, changing how that Act applies to that stretch of water (s4). It affects fishers, landowners and regulators upstream of an imaginary line between the southern extremity of Dowsings Point and the southwestern extremity of Store Point; it commenced 31 May 1996 and is administered by the Department of Environment and Land Management (s2, admin note).
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Direct links to the current provisions in Inland Fisheries (Excepted Waters) Order 1996.
This order may be cited as the Inland Fisheries (Excepted Waters) Order 1996 .
This order takes effect on 31 May 1996.
In this order "Act" means the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 –
The waters of the River Derwent that lie upstream from an imaginary straight line drawn between the southern extremity of Dowsings Point and the southwestern extremity of Store Point to the seaward limit of that river are declared to be excepted waters for the purpose of the Act.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 30 May 1996
This order is administered in the Department of Environment and Land Management.
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This order may be cited as the Inland Fisheries (Excepted Waters) Order 1996 .
This order takes effect on 31 May 1996.
In this order "Act" means the Inland Fisheries Act 1995 –
The waters of the River Derwent that lie upstream from an imaginary straight line drawn between the southern extremity of Dowsings Point and the southwestern extremity of Store Point to the seaward limit of that river are declared to be excepted waters for the purpose of the Act.
Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953.
Notified in the Gazette on 30 May 1996
This order is administered in the Department of Environment and Land Management.