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Fisheries Act 1981

1981 c. 29 · Enacted 2 July 1981 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to establish a Sea Fish Industry Authority with the duty of promoting the efficiency of the sea fish industry in the United Kingdom; to provide financial assistance for that industry; to amend the law relating to the regulation of sea fishing; to make new provision in relation to fish farming; to amend the enactments relating to whales and the importation of live fish; to extend sections 6 and 7 of the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 to the part of the River Tweed outside Scotland; to repeal section 5(3) of the Fishery Board (Scotland) Act 1882; and to enable the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland to incur expenditure on fishery protection in waters adjacent to Northern Ireland.

[2nd July 1981]C1

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Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1; S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

Contents

  1. Part I: The Sea Fish Industry Authority
  2. Constitution, duties and powers
  3. 1Constitution of the Authority.
  4. 2Duties of the Authority.
  5. 3Powers of the Authority.
  6. Financial provisions
  7. 4Levies.
  8. 5Records and information for levy purposes.
  9. 6Borrowing powers.
  10. 7Government loans.
  11. 8Government grants.
  12. 9Government guarantees.
  13. 10Investment of reserve funds.
  14. Supplementary
  15. 11Accounts and reports.
  16. 12Restriction on disclosure of information.
  17. 13Abolition of White Fish Authority and Herring Industry Board.
  18. 14Interpretation of Part I.
  19. Part II: Financial Assistance for Sea Fish Industry Repealed
  20. 15Schemes of financial assistance. Repealed
  21. 16Administration of schemes by Sea Fish Industry Authority. Repealed
  22. 17Offences in connection with schemes. Repealed
  23. 18Interpretation of Part II. Repealed
  24. 18ASection 18A Repealed
  25. Part III: Regulation of Sea Fishing
  26. 19Size limits for fish.
  27. 20Licensing of fishing boats. Repealed
  28. 21Licensing of vessels receiving trans-shipped fish.
  29. 22Power to restrict sea fishing.
  30. 23Prohibition of trans-shipment of sea fish.
  31. 24Penalties for offences.
  32. 25Enforcement of Act of 1967.
  33. 26British sea-fishery officers.
  34. 27Enforcement of provisions as to trans-shipment.
  35. 28Offences by bodies corporate.
  36. 29Jurisdiction.
  37. 30Enforcement of rules relating to sea fishing.
  38. Part IV: Fish Farming
  39. 31Financial assistance. Repealed
  40. 32Research, development and advice.
  41. 33Exclusion of offences under conservation legislation.
  42. 34Structures for propagating or cultivating shellfish.
  43. Part V: Miscellaneous and Supplementary
  44. 35Regulation of whaling.
  45. 36Landing etc. of whales in Scotland.
  46. 37Import of live fish.
  47. 38Fisheries offences on River Tweed.
  48. 39Reports on fisheries.
  49. 40Fishery protection in waters adjacent to Northern Ireland.
  50. 41Orders ....
  51. 42Offences by bodies corporate.
  52. 43Financial provisions.
  53. 44General interpretation.
  54. 45Amendment of section 22(2) of Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967.
  55. 46Short title, repeals, commencement and extent.
  56. Schedule 1: The Sea Fish Industry Authority
  57. Status
  58. 1Paragraph 1
  59. 2Paragraph 2
  60. Members
  61. 3Paragraph 3
  62. 4Paragraph 4
  63. 5Paragraph 5
  64. 6Paragraph 6
  65. 7Paragraph 7
  66. 8Paragraph 8
  67. 9Paragraph 9
  68. 10Paragraph 10
  69. Officers and servants
  70. 11Paragraph 11
  71. Proceedings
  72. 12Paragraph 12
  73. 13Paragraph 13
  74. 14Paragraph 14
  75. 15Paragraph 15
  76. 16Paragraph 16
  77. 17Paragraph 17
  78. Execution of instruments etc.
  79. 18Paragraph 18
  80. 19Paragraph 19
  81. Schedule 2: Sea Fish Industry Levies
  82. 1Paragraph 1
  83. 2Paragraph 2
  84. 3Paragraph 3
  85. Schedule 3: White Fish Authority and Herring Industry Board: Consequential Provisions
  86. General
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. Staff and pensions
  89. 2Paragraph 2
  90. 3Paragraph 3
  91. Schemes of financial assistance
  92. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  93. Levies
  94. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  95. Lending limit
  96. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  97. Accounts
  98. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  99. Other statutory functions
  100. 8Paragraph 8
  101. Schedule 4: Exemptions for Fish Farming
  102. Part I: Offences to Which Section 33(1) of This Act Applies
  103. Offences under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  108. 5Paragraph 5
  109. Offences against byelaws relating to salmon and other freshwater fishing
  110. 6Paragraph 6
  111. Offences relating to sea fishing
  112. 7Paragraph 7
  113. 8Paragraph 8
  114. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  115. 10Paragraph 10 Repealed
  116. 11Paragraph 11
  117. 12Paragraph 12
  118. 13Paragraph 13
  119. 14Paragraph 14
  120. 15Paragraph 15
  121. 16Paragraph 16
  122. 17Paragraph 17
  123. 17AParagraph 17A
  124. 17BParagraph 17B
  125. 17CParagraph 17C
  126. Part II: Offences to which section 33(5) of this Act Applies
  127. Offences relating to freshwater fish and salmon
  128. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  129. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  130. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  131. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  132. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  133. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  134. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  135. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  136. 26Paragraph 26
  137. 27Paragraph 27
  138. 28Paragraph 28 Repealed
  139. Offences relating to sea fishing
  140. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  141. 30Paragraph 30
  142. 31Paragraph 31
  143. 32Paragraph 32
  144. 33Paragraph 33
  145. 34Paragraph 34
  146. 34AParagraph 34A
  147. Schedule 5: Repeals
  148. IWhite Fish Authority and Herring Industry Board
  149. IIMiscellaneous