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Illegal Trawling (Scotland) Act 1934

24 & 25 Geo. 5 c. 18 · Enacted 17 May 1934 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to amend the law with regard to the enforcement of enactments prohibiting the use inScotland of the methods of fishing known as beam and otter trawling, and to the penalties that may be imposed in Scotland for other offences in connection with sea fisheries; and for purposes connected therewith.

[17th May 1934]C1

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Functions of Minister of Transport under s. 1(6) now exercisable by Board of Trade concurrently with Secretary of State: S.I. 1965/145, art. 2, Sch. 1 and 1970/1537, art. 2(1)

Contents

  1. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  2. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  3. 3Increased penalty for obstruction of sea fishery officer.
  4. 4Trawling gear to be inboard while in prohibited area.
  5. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 6Interpretation.
  7. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  8. 8Short title.
  9. Schedule Schedule

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3Increased penalty for obstruction of sea fishery officer.C1

Subsection (2) of section fourteen of the M1 Sea Fisheries Act, 1883, both as originally enacted and as applied by section five of this Act shall, in the case of a conviction in Scotland, have effect as if the words “two hundred pounds”were substituted for the words “fifty pounds.”

4Trawling gear to be inboard while in prohibited area.

(1)

While any vessel carrying trawling gear is within any area in which the methods of fishing known as beam trawling and otter trawling are illegal by virtue of F1an order under section 1 of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 . . . F2 the boards of the trawl and the net shall be inboard.

(2)

In the event of a contravention of the foregoing provisions of this section, the skipper of the vessel shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding F3level 2 on the standard scale.

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6Interpretation.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

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  • the expression “illegal trawling” means any contravention of F2an order under section 1 of the Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 . . . F3 prohibiting the methods of fishing known as beam trawling and otter trawling, . . . F4

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8Short title.

This Act may be cited as the Illegal Trawling (Scotland) Act 1934.

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