The Sea Fisheries (Isle of Man) Order 1971 No. 1747

SCHEDULE EXCEPTIONS, ADAPTATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS IN THE EXTENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE SEA FISHERIES ACT 1968 TO THE ISLE OF MAN

10.  For section 17 there shall be substituted the following section:—

“17.   Fishing boats or fishing gear lost or abandoned at sea and either—

(a) found or taken possession of within the territorial waters of the Isle of Man; or

(b) found or taken possession of beyond these waters and brought within those waters;

shall be treated as wreck for the purposes of the Shipping Casualties Act 1894 (an Act of Tynwald).”.