Sea Fish Industry Act 1970

PART IWhite Fish Industry

The Authority, the Scottish Committee and the Advisory Council

1Constitution and general functions of White Fish Authority

2The Scottish Committee of the Authority

3The White Fish Industry Advisory Council

Duties and powers of Authority

4Duties of Authority

5Powers of Authority

6Power to make regulations about handling, etc. of white fish, and for other purposes

7Schemes for reorganisation, development or regulation of the white fish industry

Registration and licensing

8Registration of persons engaged in the white fish industry

9Licensing of fishing vessels

Inquiries, information, notices, etc.

10Power of the Authority to hold inquiries

11Inquiries held by Ministers

12General provisions as to keeping of books, furnishing information, etc.

13Powers of entry, etc.

14Restrictions on disclosure of information

15Form and service of notices

16White Fish Industry Fund

17Authority's power to impose levies on white fish industry

18Borrowing power of Authority

19Authority's power to charge fees and accept voluntary payments

20Expenses of the Advisory Council

21Authority's accounts and reports

22Exchequer loans to Authority

23Exchequer grants to Authority

24White Fish Marketing Fund

25Financial provision for Authority, etc.

26Offences against Part I

27Interpretation of Part I

Northern Ireland

28Application of Part I to Northern Ireland

PART IIHerring Industry

The Board and the Advisory Council

29Constitution and functions of Herring Industry Board

30The Herring Industry Advisory Council

Herring Industry Schemes

31Schemes for reorganisation, development and regulation of the herring industry

32Consumers' committee and committee of investigation

33Borrowing power of the Board

34Expenses of the Advisory Council

35Exchequer loans to Board

36Exchequer grants to Board

37Herring Marketing Fund

38Board's accounts and reports

39Financial provision for Board, etc.

Legal proceedings and offences

40Recovery of levy

41Offences against schemes

42Publication or disclosure of information

Northern Ireland

43Application of Part II to Northern Ireland

PART IIIGrants and subsidies

Grants towards new vessels, engines, etc.

44Grants by the White Fish Authority

45Grants by the Herring Industry Board

46Grants where expenditure shared

47Financial provision

White fish and herring subsidies

49General provisions as to white fish and herring subsidies

50Offences in connection with subsidies

51Reimbursement of Isle of Man herring subsidies

53Interpretation of Part III

54Application of Part III to Northern Ireland

55Directions for purposes of levy

56Offences by bodies corporate

57Ministers' orders etc.

58The Ministers

60General interpretation provisions

61Repeals, savings etc.

62Citation and commencement

SCHEDULE 1The White Fish Authority and the Scottish Committee

PART IThe White Fish Authority

Constitution of the Authority

1The Authority shall be a body corporate, with a common...

2Every member of the Authority shall hold and vacate office...

3Any member of the Authority may resign his office by...

4A member of the Authority who ceases to hold office...

5It shall be the duty of the Ministers and the...

Meetings and Proceedings of the Authority

6Unless and until the Authority otherwise determine, three shall be...

7The Authority shall have power to act notwithstanding a vacancy...

8If at any meeting of the Authority the votes are...

9All acts done at any meeting of the Authority shall,...

10Minutes shall be kept of the proceedings of the Authority,...

11(1) If a member of the Authority has any pecuniary...

12Subject to paragraphs 1 to 11 of this Schedule, the...

Incidental Duties and Powers of the Authority

13The Authority shall have an office at which communications and...

14The Authority may enter into such agreements, acquire such property,...

15The Authority may with the approval of the Minister for...

Application of Seal

16The application of the common seal of the Authority to...

Instruments executed or issued by the Authority

17Any contract or instrument which, if entered into or executed...

18Any document purporting to be a document duly executed or...

PART IIThe Scottish Committee

Constitution etc. and Expenses of the Scottish Committee

19Paragraphs 2 to 12 of this Schedule shall apply in...

20The Scottish Committee may for the purpose of giving advice...

The Scottish Seal

21In addition to the common seal above referred to, the...

22Paragraph 16 of this Schedule shall not apply to the...

SCHEDULE 2The Advisory Councils

1Every member of a Council other than the Chairman shall...

2Unless and until a Council otherwise determines, the quorum of...

3A Council shall have power to act notwithstanding any vacancy...

4Subject to any directions which may be given by the...

SCHEDULE 3Authority's Regulations and Schemes (Preliminary Procedure)

1At least twenty-eight days before making any regulations or submitting...

2When submitting any regulations or scheme to the Ministers, the...

3The order confirming any regulations or scheme shall set out...

SCHEDULE 4The Herring Industry Board

1The Board shall be a body corporate with a common...

2Every member of the Board shall hold and vacate office...

3A member of the Board may resign his office by...

4A member of the Board, on vacating his office on...

5It shall be the duty of the Ministers and the...

6If a member of the Board— (a) is detained for...

7The Ministers and the said Secretary of State may remove...

8The Board may act notwithstanding that the office of any...

9The Board may pay to the members of the Board...

10Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, the procedure and...

11The Board may appoint such secretaries and other officers and...

12If the Board represent to the Ministers that any of...

13An order under paragraph 12 above shall be subject to...

SCHEDULE 5Herring Industry Schemes

PART IParticular Purposes for which a Herring Industry Scheme may Confer Powers on the Board

1The promotion of sales and market development and the promotion...

2The making of loans for the provision, reconditioning and equipment...

3The making of loans to any society or organisation formed...

4The making of loans in connection with export.

5The purchase and disposal of redundant vessels.

6The purchase of vessels and equipment for the purpose of...

7The sale of any such vessels and equipment or shares...

8The disposal of any vessels and equipment or shares therein...

9The giving of assistance for the revival of winter fisheries....

10The limitation of the number, and control of the operations,...

11The regulation, by means of rules, of the manner and...

12The prohibition, in accordance with rules and subject to any...

13The regulation, by means of prohibitions or restrictions having effect...

14The prohibition or restriction of the export of herring which...

15The purchase and sale as agents and, in special cases,...

16The making of arrangements for the refrigeration and processing, whether...

17The regulation, by means of rules, of the conditions subject...

18The disposal of surplus herring by conversion into oil and...

19The undertaking of arrangements for shipment for export.

20The levying of contributions from persons engaged in the industry...

21The charging of fees in respect of licences.

22The levying of contributions, in respect of any port or...

23The entry on vessels and premises and the inspection thereof...

24The imposition on persons engaged in the industry of obligations...

25The delegation of functions to committees and to other persons....

PART IIPreliminary Procedure

1Before making a scheme the Ministers shall, after consultation with...

2Every objection must be sent to one or other of...

3The Ministers shall not make a scheme unless a draft...

SCHEDULE 6Repeals and Revocation

PART IMiscellaneous Repeals

PART IIRepeals of Obsolete Enactments Relating to Herring

PART IIIOrder Revoked

Sea Fish Industry Act 1970

1970 Chapter 11

An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the sea fishing industry and to repeal certain obsolete enactments relating to herring.

[12th March 1970]

Be it enacted by the Queen'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:—