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Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967

1967 c. 84 · Enacted 27 October 1967 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to consolidate (with corrections and improvements made under the Consolidation of Enactments (Procedure) Act 1949) certain enactments which provide for regulating the commercial use of, fishing for, and landing of, sea fish, and for authorising measures for the increase or improvement of marine resources.

[27th October 1967]C1I1C2C3C4C5

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Modifications

C1

Act extended by S.I. 1972/971, art. 4, Sch. 1 Pt. A

C2

By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c.53, SIF 39:1), S. 101(1), Sch. 12 para.23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch. 1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s.70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.

Act: transfer of certain functions (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/672, art. 2, Sch. 1

Act: certain provisions extended (with modifications) to Jersey and Guernsey by S.I. 1981/737, arts. 3, 4, Sch. (as amended by S.I. 1989/2411, art. 2, Sch.; S.I. 2001/959, art. 2, Sch.)

C3

Act: transfer of functions (31.3.2010) by The Welsh Zone (Boundaries and Transfer of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/760), art. 4(1)(b) (with art. 5(2)(3))

C4

Act (excluding ss. 4(6C)(6D), 4AA, 6, 8): transfer of functions (5.12.2012) by The Transfer of Functions (Sea Fisheries) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2747), art. 3(1)(a) (with art. 5)

C5

Act: transfer of functions (1.4.2018) by Wales Act 2017 (c. 4), ss. 53(2)(a)(3), 71(4) (with Sch. 7 paras. 1, 6); S.I. 2017/1179, reg. 3(l)

Commencement

I1

Act not in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 27. 11. 1967 see s. 26.

Contents

  1. Restrictions on commercial use of under-sized, etc., sea fish
  2. 1Size limits, etc. for fish.
  3. 2Size limits for fish for use in course of any business.
  4. Regulation of fishing for sea fish
  5. 3Regulation of nets and other fishing gear.
  6. 4Licensing of fishing boats. Repealed
  7. 4AARestrictions on time spent at sea—appeals.
  8. 4ALicensing of vessels receiving trans-shipped fish
  9. 4BRegulations supplementary to section 4A.
  10. 4CProceedings for offences relating to licences—evidence.
  11. 5Power to restrict fishing for sea fish.
  12. 5APowers to restrict fishing for marine environmental purposes.
  13. Regulation of the landing of sea fish
  14. 6Prohibition on landing of sea fish caught in certain areas.
  15. 7Declarations required for purposes of orders under s. 6.
  16. 8Regulation of landing of foreign-caught sea fish.
  17. Exemption for certain operations
  18. 9Exemption for operations for scientific and other purposes.
  19. Measures for increase or improvement of marine resources
  20. 10Measures for increase or improvement of marine resources.
  21. Penalties for, and other provisions as to, offences
  22. 11Penalties for offences.
  23. 12Offences by directors, partners, etc
  24. 13Institution of proceedings by local fisheries committee. Repealed
  25. 14Jurisdiction of court to try offences.
  26. Enforcement of orders, etc.
  27. 15Powers of British sea-fishery officers for enforcement of Act.
  28. 16Enforcement of orders under ss. 1 and 2.
  29. 17Enforcement of orders under s. 3. Repealed
  30. 18Enforcement of orders in relation to salmon and migratory trout.
  31. Supplemental
  32. 19Financial provisions.
  33. 20Orders.
  34. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  35. 22Interpretation.
  36. 22AApplication to Scotland
  37. 23Northern Ireland.
  38. 24Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
  39. 25Repeals, savings and consequential amendment.
  40. 26Citation and commencement.
  41. Schedule ENACTMENTS REPEALED