# Submarine Telegraph Act 1885, Part ARTICLE VI


Vessels which see, or are able to see, the buoys showing the position of a cable when the latter is being laid, is out of order, or is broken, shall keep beyond a distance of one-quarter of a nautical mile at least from the said buoys.
Fishing nets and gear shall be kept at the same distance.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/48-49/49/schedule/part/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/submarine-telegraph-act-1885/schedule/part-6
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