{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-in-the-severn-act-1678/section-II",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-in-the-severn-act-1678/section-II.json",
  "legislation": "aep/Cha2/30/9",
  "legislation_title": "Fishing in the Severn Act 1678",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-in-the-severn-act-1678",
  "path": "section/II",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "II",
  "heading": "Persons, during the Spawning of Fish, laying Nets, &c. in the Fords, &c. of the said River, &c;",
  "text": "Penalty 40s.\nAnd bee it further enacted by the Authoritie aforesaid That if any person or persons shall dureing the time of Spawning of Fish (to witt) betweene the First day of March and the last day of May draw or lay any kinde of Netts Instruments or Engines in the Fords Streames or Shallows of the said River where Fish doth usually spawne or shall doe or committ or cause to be done or committed any Act whatsoever whereby the Spawne or small Fry of Fish shall be taken killed or destroyed every such person or persons soe offending shall forfeite and lose the summe of Forty shillings for every offence and the Netts Instruments or other Engines soe used placed or imployed for the purposes aforesaid.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Cha2/30/9/section/II",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:27:09.288930+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "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."
}