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Fisheries Act 1981 in Scotland

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 Part II: Financial Assistance for Sea Fish Industry Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed
  24. 18ASection 18A Repealed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 Repealed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 Repealed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  91. 4Paragraph 4 Repealed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  93. 5Paragraph 5 Repealed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  95. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed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  97. 7Paragraph 7 Repealed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