North Sea Fisheries Act 1893 (repealed)
56 & 57 Vict. c. 17 · Enacted 29 June 1893 · Extends to United Kingdom
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Textual amendments
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Act repealed (1.4.2010) by Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), ss. 234(d), 324(3), Sch. 22 Pt. 5(C); S.I. 2010/298, art. 2, Sch. paras. 11, 12
Contents
- 1Confirmation of Convention. Repealed
- 2Penalty for supplying, exchanging, or otherwise selling spirits. Repealed
- 3Penalty for purchasing spirits by exchange or otherwise. Repealed
- 4Penalty for breach of licence. Repealed
- 5Power to make regulations as to licences and other matters. Repealed
- 6Enforcement of Act. Repealed
- 7Legal proceedings. Repealed
- 8Evidence. Repealed
- 9Definitions. Repealed
- 10Commencement and continuance of Act. Repealed
- 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
- 12Short title. Repealed
- Schedule Convention respecting the Liquor Traffic in the North Sea Repealed
- Article IPart Article I Repealed
- Article IIPart Article II Repealed
- Article IIIPart Article III Repealed
- 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
- 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
- Article IVPart Article IV Repealed
- Article VPart Article V Repealed
- Article VIPart Article VI Repealed
- Article VIIPart Article VII Repealed
- Article VIIIPart Article VIII Repealed
- Article IXPart Article IX Repealed
- Article XPart Article X Repealed
- Article XIPart Article XI Repealed
- Article XIIPart Article XII Repealed
- PROTOCOL Repealed
- 1Paragraph 1 Repealed
- 2Paragraph 2 Repealed
- 3Paragraph 3 Repealed
- 4Paragraph 4 Repealed
1Confirmation of Convention.F1
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2Penalty for supplying, exchanging, or otherwise selling spirits.F1
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3Penalty for purchasing spirits by exchange or otherwise.F1
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4Penalty for breach of licence.F1
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5Power to make regulations as to licences and other matters.F1
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6Enforcement of Act.F1
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7Legal proceedings.F1
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8Evidence.F1
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9Definitions.F1
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10Commencement and continuance of Act.F1
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12Short title.F1
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Convention respecting the Liquor Traffic in the North SeaF1
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, in the name of the German Empire, His Majesty the King of the Belgians, His Majesty the King of Denmark, the President of the French Republic, and His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, having recognized the necessity of remedying the abuses arising from the traffic in spirituous liquors amongst the fishermen in the North Sea outside territorial waters, have resolved to conclude a Convention for this purpose, and have named as their Plenipotentiaries, that is to say:
Her Majesty the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Honourable Sir William Stuart, Knight Commander of Her Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, and Companion of Her Most Honourable Order of the Bath, her Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Hague;
His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia, Baron Jean Antoine de Saurma-Feltsch, Chevalier of the second class of his Orders of the Red Eagle and of the Crown, &c., Privy Councillor of Legation, and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Hague;
His Majesty the King of the Belgians, Baron Auguste d’Anethan, Grand Officer of his Order of Leopold, Chevalier of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, Grand Cross of the Order of the Oaken Crown of Luxembourg, &c., his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at the Hague, and M. Leopold Orban, Commander of his Order of Leopold, Commander of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, &c., his Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, Director-General of Political Affairs at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at Brussels;
His Majesty the King of Denmark, M. Corneille Marius Viruly, Chevalier of his Order of Danebrog, Consul for Denmark;
The President of the French Republic, M. Louis Desire Legrand, Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour, Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion, &c., Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the French Republic at the Hague;
His Majesty the King of the Netherlands, the Jonkheer Abraham Pierre Corneille van Karnebeek, Chevalier of his Order of the Netherlands Lion, &c., his Minister for Foreign Affairs, and M. Edouard Nicolas Rahusen, Chevalier of his Order of the Netherlands Lion, &c., President of the College of Marine Fisheries:
Who, after having communicated their full powers, found in good and due form, have agreed upon the following Articles:—
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Article IIF1
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Article IIIF1
The liberty to deal with fishermen in provisions and other articles for their use (spirituous liquors excepted) shall be subject to a licence to be granted by the Government of the country to which the vessel belongs.
This licence must specify the following amongst other conditions:—
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Article IVF1
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Article VF1
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Article VIF1
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Article VIIF1
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Article XF1
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Article XIF1
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Article XIIF1
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PROTOCOLF1
Whereas it appears from the communications which have been received by the Government of the Netherlands that the Government of the French Republic is not at present in a position to proceed to the ratification of the Convention which was signed at the Hague on the 16th November 1887, for remedying the abuses arising from the traffic in spirituous liquors amongst the fishermen in the North Sea outside territorial waters, the undersigned Plenipotentiaries of Great Britain, of Germany, of Belgium, of Denmark, and Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, having met in conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at the Hague this 14th day of February 1893, and being duly authorised to that effect have agreed as follows:—
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