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Fisheries Act 1981 in Northern Ireland

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 Part II: Financial Assistance for Sea Fish Industry Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed
  24. 18ASection 18A Repealed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 Repealed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. 34Structures for propagating or cultivating shellfish.
  38. Part V: Miscellaneous and Supplementary
  39. 35Regulation of whaling.
  40. 40Fishery protection in waters adjacent to Northern Ireland.
  41. 41Orders ....
  42. 42Offences by bodies corporate.
  43. 43Financial provisions.
  44. 44General interpretation.
  45. 45Amendment of section 22(2) of Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967.
  46. 46Short title, repeals, commencement and extent.
  47. Schedule 1: The Sea Fish Industry Authority
  48. Status
  49. 1Paragraph 1
  50. 2Paragraph 2
  51. Members
  52. 3Paragraph 3
  53. 4Paragraph 4
  54. 5Paragraph 5
  55. 6Paragraph 6
  56. 7Paragraph 7
  57. 8Paragraph 8
  58. 9Paragraph 9
  59. 10Paragraph 10
  60. Officers and servants
  61. 11Paragraph 11
  62. Proceedings
  63. 12Paragraph 12
  64. 13Paragraph 13
  65. 14Paragraph 14
  66. 15Paragraph 15
  67. 16Paragraph 16
  68. 17Paragraph 17
  69. Execution of instruments etc.
  70. 18Paragraph 18
  71. 19Paragraph 19
  72. Schedule 2: Sea Fish Industry Levies
  73. 1Paragraph 1
  74. 2Paragraph 2
  75. 3Paragraph 3
  76. Schedule 3: White Fish Authority and Herring Industry Board: Consequential Provisions
  77. General
  78. 1Paragraph 1
  79. Staff and pensions
  80. 2Paragraph 2
  81. 3Paragraph 3
  82. Schemes of financial assistance
  83. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
  84. Levies
  85. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed
  86. Lending limit
  87. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  88. Accounts
  89. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed
  90. Other statutory functions
  91. 8Paragraph 8
  92. Part I: Offences to Which Section 33(1) of This Act Applies
  93. Offences under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. 3Paragraph 3
  96. 5Paragraph 5
  97. 7Paragraph 7
  98. 8Paragraph 8
  99. 9Paragraph 9 Repealed
  100. 11Paragraph 11
  101. 14Paragraph 14
  102. 15Paragraph 15
  103. 17Paragraph 17
  104. 17AParagraph 17A
  105. 17BParagraph 17B
  106. Part II: Offences to which section 33(5) of this Act Applies
  107. 18Paragraph 18 Repealed
  108. 19Paragraph 19 Repealed
  109. 20Paragraph 20 Repealed
  110. 21Paragraph 21 Repealed
  111. 22Paragraph 22 Repealed
  112. 23Paragraph 23 Repealed
  113. 24Paragraph 24 Repealed
  114. 25Paragraph 25 Repealed
  115. 26Paragraph 26
  116. 27Paragraph 27
  117. Offences relating to sea fishing
  118. 29Paragraph 29 Repealed
  119. 30Paragraph 30
  120. 31Paragraph 31
  121. 32Paragraph 32
  122. 34Paragraph 34
  123. 34AParagraph 34A
  124. Schedule 5: Repeals
  125. IWhite Fish Authority and Herring Industry Board
  126. IIMiscellaneous