Fishing Shelters (Rights of Use) Regulations, 1994 (P.I. 160/1994).

The present Regulations provide for payment of fees in fishing shelters. Where the owner of a fishing vessel receives in relation to the vessel any service of a description falling within the Schedule annexed hereto, he shall pay to the Director of Fishery the fee provided for in the Schedule as payable for a service of that description. The owner of a vessel shall not be liable to pay for any service of a description falling within the Schedule if (a) the vessel is one in respect of which the owner holds a fishing licence; or (b) by reason of force majeure which has rendered the continuation of a vessel’s journey dangerous either on account of inclement weather or on account of engine breakdown, the owner has brought the vessel to a fishing shelter merely for refuge; or (c) any other fishing vessel in respect of which the Council of Ministers has made a direction that it may be moored in a fishing shelter without payment of any fee.