Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934

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(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, references in this Act to whales shall be construed as references to any cetacean, and the reference in section 6(4)( a ) to whale products shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In their application to a ship registered in or licensed under the law of a colony . . . F2 sections 3 to 6 of this Act shall have effect as if references to whales were references only to the following cetaceans, that is to say—

(a) whales known as whalebone whales or baleen whales; and

(b) whales known as sperm whales, spermacet whales, cachalots or pot whales;

but Her Majesty may by Order in Council direct that those references shall also include references to all other cetaceans or to any description of other cetaceans specified in the Order.

(3) An Order under subsection (2) above may provide that in its application by virtue of the Order this Act shall have effect with such exceptions, adaptations or modifications as may be specified in the Order; and any Order under that subsection may be limited so as to apply only in relation to one or more colonies . . . F2 specified in the Order.

(4) Neither subsection (1) nor subsection (2) above shall be construed as extending, or enabling an Order to extend, to other cetaceans so much of section 3 of this Act as is expressed to apply only to right whales, grey whales, blue whales or fin whales.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 1 substituted by Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29, SIF 52:1), s. 35(2)

F2 Words repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1989 (c. 43), s. 1(1), Sch. 1 Pt. VI