{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-etc-act-1663/section-IV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-etc-act-1663/section-IV.json",
  "legislation": "aep/Cha2/15/16",
  "legislation_title": "Fisheries, etc. Act 1663",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fisheries-etc-act-1663",
  "path": "section/IV",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "IV",
  "heading": "Destroying Boats and other Utensils of Fishing left in Newfoundland, &c. or pulling down Houses of Fishers, &c.",
  "text": "Penalty.\nAnd it is hereby further enacted by the Authority aforesaid That noe Planter or other person or persons whatsoever shall burne destroy or steale any Boate Caske Salt Nets or other Utensills for fishing or makeing of Oyle or other Goods or Merchandice left in any Harbour in New found Land or Greene land by English or burne pull downe or destroy any House built by English in New-found Land or Greene land to live in dureing the fishing season, or Stage built by them in either of the said places for the saveing or or ordering of Fish, or makeing of Oyle upon paine of the losse of double the value of what shall be by them stolne burnt or destroyed to be recovered in any of His Majesties Courts in New-found Land or Greene land respectively, or in any Court of Record in England by Bill Plaint or other Action wherein noe Essoigne Protection or Wager in Law shall be allowed",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "X",
      "label": "X1",
      "text": "O. omits."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/15/16/section/IV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:31:05.134888+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
    "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
  }
}