Inland Fisheries (Savings and Transitional) Act 1995
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7 Commercial licences
(1) Any of the following licences in force under the former regulations immediately before the commencement day is, on that day, a commercial licence under the new Act :
(a) a feeding eel licence;
(b) a migrating eel licence;
(c) an assistant eel fisherman's licence;
(d) a juvenile eel licence.
(2) A commercial 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) .