Sea Fish Industry Act 1938
PART IOrganisation of white fish industry
The White Fish Commission and the White Fish Industry Joint Council
1Constitution and general functions of White Fish Commission
2White Fish Industry Joint Council
Regulation of the white fish industry under the administration of the Commission
3Registration of persons engaged in the white fish industry
4Power of Commission to regulate marketing of white fish
Marketing schemes
5Submission of marketing schemes to Ministers
6Registration under marketing schemes
7Constitution of boards to administer marketing schemes
8Marketing provisions of producers' marketing schemes
9Licensing provisions of producers' marketing schemes
10Special provisions of distributors' marketing schemes
11Performance of services by boards administering marketing schemes
12Miscellaneous provisions which may be contained in marketing schemes
13Provisions as to the submission, confirmation, amendment and revocation of marketing schemes
14Regulations governing the conduct of polls
15Appointment and functions of consumers' committee and committee of investigation
16Incidental provisions as to consumers' committee and committee of investigation
17Payment of expenses of promoting marketing schemes
Co-operative Schemes for In-shore Fishermen
18Co-operative schemes
19Registration under co-operative schemes
20Provisions with respect to submission, confirmation, amendment and revocation of co-operative schemes
21Loans to meet initial expenses of authorised bodies
General and Supplementary Provisions
22Registration fees payable to Commission
23Power of Commission to receive and apply voluntary contributions for general benefit of white fish industry
24General power of Commission to obtain information
25Offences in connection with the making of returns, and in connection with obstruction
26Restrictions on disclosure of information
27Incidental provisions as to regulations and schemes
28Power of Commission to hold inquiries
29Provisions as to inquiries held by Ministers
30Annual reports to be made by Commission
31Form, publication, validity and commencement of orders confirming schemes
32Service of notices, and c
33Registration of partnerships
34Meaning of home producer of white fish
35Provisions as to amending schemes
36Expenses of Ministers, Commission, Joint Council, consumers' committee and committee of investigation, and receipts of Commission
37Extension of Part I to Northern Ireland
PART IIAmendments of the Sea-Fishing Industry Act, 1933
38Provisions for giving effect to convention as to meshes of nets and size limits for fish
39Provisions as to orders regulating and prohibiting landing of sea-fish
40Abolition of Sea Fish Commission
41Amendment of definition of " sea-fish."
42Citation of Part II
PART IIIAmendments of the Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1934
43Extension of category of protected whales
44Duration of, and fees for, whaling licences
45Further conditions of whaling licences
46Citation of Part III
PART IVProvisions with respect to crews of fishing-boats
47Accounts to be rendered by owners with respect to profits of fishing-boats
48Deductions from proceeds of sale of catch
49Functions of superintendents in relation to engagement and discharge of seamen
50Citation of Part IV
PART VSea Fisheries
51Constitution of local fisheries committees
52Amendment of definitions of " sea-fish" and " salmon conservators."
53Liability of owners of fishing boats for illegal fishing
54Increase of certain penalties
55Power of Minister to revoke byelaws
56Extension of powers of local fisheries committees
57Variation and revocation of orders constituting local fisheries committees
58Amendments of Part III of 31 and 32 Vict. c. 45
59Extent of Part V
PART VISupplementary Provisions
60Offences by corporations
61Application to Scotland
62Interpretation
63Short title and extent
SCHEDULES
FIRST SCHEDULEIncidental Provisions as to the White Fish Commission
Constitution of the Commission
1The Commission shall be a body corporate, with a common...
2The functions of the Commission and of its officers and...
3Every member of the Commission shall hold and vacate office...
4A person shall be disqualified for membership of the Commission,...
5It shall be the duty of the Ministers to satisfy...
Meetings and Proceedings of the Commission
6Unless and until the Commission otherwise determines, three shall be...
7If at any meeting of the Commission the votes are...
8All acts done at any meeting of the Commission shall,...
9Minutes shall be kept of the proceedings of the Commission,...
10Subject to the preceding provisions of this Schedule, the Commission...
Incidental Duties and Powers of the Commission
11The Commission shall have an office at which communications and...
12The Commission may enter into such agreements, acquire such property,...
The Common Seal
13The application of the common seal of the Commission to...
Instruments executed or issued by the Commission
14Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed...
15Any document purporting to be a document duly executed or...
SECOND SCHEDULEIncidental Provisions as to White Fish Industry Joint Council
1Every member of the Joint Council shall hold and vacate...
2Unless and until the Council otherwise determines, the quorum of...
3Subject to any directions which may be given by the...
4The Commission shall appoint a person to act as secretary...
THIRD SCHEDULEProvisions with respect to the Making, Confirmation and Publication of Commission's Regulations
1At least two months before making any regulations under Part...
2When submitting any such regulations as aforesaid to the Ministers...
3Before confirming any such regulations as aforesaid submitted to them...
4As soon as may be after confirming any such regulations...
FOURTH SCHEDULEProvisions corresponding to Certain Provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Acts, 1931 to 1934
PART IProvisions with respect to registration under marketing schemes, and financial power of boards
1A marketing scheme may provide for securing the removal from...
2For the purpose of determining the financial powers and duties...
PART IIProvisions with respect to incorporation, registration and winding-up of boards
1The board constituted to administer a marketing scheme shall be...
2The board administering any such scheme shall notify to the...
3A marketing scheme may provide for the winding-up of the...
PART IIIEffect of marketing schemes on contracts
1Subject as hereinafter provided, a contract of which neither the...
2It shall be the duty of the board administering a...
3On any appeal under the last preceding paragraph the board...
4For the purposes of an appeal under this Part of...
5No person shall be liable to any penalty in respect...
6For the purposes of this Part of this Schedule, the...
PART IVIncidental provisions with respect to revocation of marketing schemes
1Where a marketing scheme is revoked by a subsequent scheme,...
2The Ministers shall by order revoke a marketing scheme if...
3The board administering a marketing scheme shall not be deemed...
4Where a marketing scheme or any provision of such a...
FIFTH SCHEDULEProvisions to be substituted for subsections (3) and (6) or section thirteen or this Act in relation to a marketing scheme for regulating the carrying on of two or more designated businesses
Subsection to be substituted for subsection (3) of section thirteen
Subsection to be substituted for subsection (6) of section thirteen

Sea Fish Industry Act 1938

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An Act to make provision for the better organisation of the white fish industry; to amend the Sea-Fishing Industry Act, 1933, the Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act, 1934, Part IV of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and other enactments relating to sea fisheries; and to make provision for purposes connected with the matters aforesaid.

Be it enacted by the King's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :—