5Recreational licences

5 Recreational licences

(1)  An angling licence or a licence to take whitebait in force under the former regulations immediately before the commencement day is, on that day, a recreational licence under the new Act .

(2)  A recreational licence –

(a) is subject to the same conditions as it was under the former regulations ; and

(b) is taken to have commenced on the date of issue of the licence under the former regulations ; and

(c) continues in force for the remainder of its term unless the Commission sooner cancels it.

(3)  The Commission may revoke or vary any condition of a licence referred to in subsection (1) .