Sea Fisheries Act 1968

1. Introductory Text

2. White fish and herring subsidies

   1. 1. Removal of special provisions for, and relaxation of restrictions on, white fish and herring subsidies

   2. 2. Extension of scope of white fish and herring subsidies

   3. 3. Offences in connection with white fish and herring subsidies

3. Levy on the white fish and herring industries

   1. 4. Provisions with respect to levy which may be imposed on the white fish and herring industries

4. Regulation of sea fishing operation

   1. 5. Regulation of conduct of fishing operations

   2. 6. Restriction on fishing within the fishery limits of the British Islands

   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

5. Miscellaneous

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

   2. 16. Amendments of Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967

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

6. Supplemental

   1. 18. Orders

   2. 19. Interpretation

   3. 20. Northern Ireland

   4. 21. Isle of Man and Channel Islands

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

   6. 23. Short title and commencement

7. SCHEDULES

   1. SCHEDULE 1

      Minor and Consequential Amendments

      1. PART I Amendments coming into force on passing of Act

         1. The Herring Industry Act 1935 (c. 9)

            1. 1. In section 6(3) (offences by body corporate)—

            2. 2. In section 14 (interpretation) the definition of " boat" shall...

            3. 3. In Schedule 2 (provisions of the Agricultural Marketing Act 1931...

         2. The Herring Industry Act 1938 (c. 42)

            1. 4. In section 2(1) (Herring Industry Advisory Council) the words "...

         3. The Sea Fish Industry Act 1951 (c. 30)

            1. 5. In section 15(2)(a) (general levy of the White Fish Authority)...

            2. 6. In section 18(6) (offences by body corporate) after the words...

            3. 7. In section 19 (interpretation of Part I), in the definition...

         4. The White Fish and Herring Industries Act 1953 (c. 17)

            1. 8. In section 1(1) (grants by the White Fish Authority towards...

            2. 9. In section 1(3) (persons qualifying for grants by the White...

            3. 10. For section 5(1) (white fish subsidy) there shall be substituted...

            4. 11. In section 5(2) (provisions which may be included in white...

            5. 12. In section 5(3) (time limit for applying for grants in...

            6. 13. In section 5(5) (definitions) after the definition of " the...

            7. 14. In section 6(1) (grants by the Herring Industry Board) after...

            8. 15. In section 6(4) (persons qualifying for such grants) for the...

         5. The White Fish and Herring Industries Act 1957 (c. 22)

            1. 16. For section 3(1) (herring subsidy) there shall be substituted the...

            2. 17. In section 3(2) (provisions which may be included in herring...

            3. 18. In section 3(3) (time limit for applying for grants in...

            4. 19. In section 3(4) (definitions) at the end there shall be...

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

            1. 20. In section 3(3) (persons qualifying for grants by the White...

            2. 21. In section 3(4) (application of section 6 of the White...

            3. 22. (1) Section 9 (reimbursement of Isle of Man subsidies) shall...

      2. PART II Amendments coming into force on Appointed Day

         1. The Sea Fisheries Act 1868 (c. 45)

            1. 23. In section 26 (sea-fishing boats within exclusive limits, and British...

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

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

            2. 25. In section 4 (control of modes of fishing within defined...

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

            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. For section 373(6) (application of certain statutory provisions to registry...

            2. 33. In section 374 (effect of registry of fishing boat), for...

         5. The Sea Fisheries Regulation (Scotland) Act 1895 (c. 42)

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

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

            1. 35. For section 5 (application of Sea Fisheries Act 1883) there...

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

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

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

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

         9. 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