Sea Fisheries Act 1968

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1—4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Regulation of sea fishing operations

    1. 5.Regulation of conduct of fishing operations.

    2. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 7. Sea-fishery officers.

    4. 8. General powers of British sea-fishery officers.

    5. 9. Powers of sea-fishery officers to enforce conventions.

    6. 10. Miscellaneous provisions as to sea-fishery officers.

    7. 11. Evidence.

    8. 12. Recovery of fines imposed on master, etc., or crew.

    9. 13. Compensation for damage caused by offence.

    10. 14. Jurisdiction to try offences.

  4. Miscellaneous

    1. 15. Amendments of Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967.

    2. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 17. Fishing boats and gear lost or abandoned at sea.

  5. Supplemental

    1. 18. Orders.

    2. 19. Interpretation.

    3. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 21. Isle of Man and Channel Islands.

    5. 22. Minor and consequential amendments and repeals, and savings.

    6. 23. Short title and commencement.

  6. Schedules

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

      1. PART 1 AMENDMENTS COMING INTO FORCE ON PASSING OF ACT

        1. 1—22.. . . . . . . . . ....

      2. PART II AMENDMENTS COMING INTO FORCE ON APPOINTED DAY

        1. 23.. . . . . . . . . ....

        2. The Sea Fisheries (Scotland) Amendment Act 1885 (c. 70)

          1. 24.In section 1 (citation and construction), for the words “the...

          2. 25.. . . . . . . . . ....

          3. 26.In section 6 (returns about sea fisheries) the words “against...

          4. 27.After section 6 there shall be inserted the following section—...

          5. 28.In section 7 (report of sea-fishery officer concerning compensation), for...

          6. 29.In section 8 (compensation for damage caused by offence), for...

          7. 30.In section 10 (powers of sea-fishery officers) for the words...

        3. The Fisheries Act 1891 (c. 37)

          1. 31.In section 13 (powers of taking legal proceedings) the words...

        4. The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (c. 60)

          1. 32, 33.. . . . . . . . . ....

          2. 34.In section 3 (definition of Sea Fisheries Acts) for the...

        5. The Illegal Trawling (Scotland) Act 1934 (c. 18)

          1. 35.. . . . . . . . . ....

        6. The Sea Fish Industry Act 1962 (c. 31)

          1. 36.In section 17(2) (enactments to which the section’s exemption for...

        7. The Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (c. 38)

          1. 37.In section 13(5) (powers of local fisheries committees), the words...

        8. The Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 (c. 84)

          1. 38.(1) Section 15 (powers of British sea-fishery officers) shall be...

          2. 39.In section 22(1), in the definition of “British sea-fishery officer”,...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      ENACTMENTS REPEALED

      1. PART I REPEALS COMING INTO FORCE ON PASSING OF ACT

      2. PART II REPEALS COMING INTO FORCE ON APPOINTED DAY