Sea Fisheries Act 1883

1. Introductory Text

2. Preliminary

   1. 1. Short title

3. Confirmation of Convention

   1. 2. Confirmation of Convention

4. Fishery Regulations

   1. 3. Power to Her Majesty, by Orders in Council, to make, &c regulations for execution of Act and maintenance of order

   2. 4. Punishment for violation of Articles 13 to 22 of Convention, and for other offences

   3. 5. Punishment for violation of Article 23 of Convention

   4. 6. Regulations as to lights for sea-fishing boats

5. Exclusive Fishery Limits

   1. 7. Regulations as to foreign sea-fishing boats within exclusive fishery limits

6. Registry of British Sea-fishing Boats

   1. 8. Amendment of 31 & 32 Vict. c.45 ss.22-26

7. Miscellaneous

   1. 9. Prohibition of manufacture and sale of instruments for destroying fishing implements

   2. 10. Provision as to wreck (Article 25 of Convention)

8. Enforcement of Act

   1. 11. Who are to be British and foreign sea-fishery officers

   2. 12. Powers of British sea-fishery officers

   3. 13. Powers of British and foreign sea-fishery officers

   4. 14. Protection of and punishment for obstructing sea-fishery officers

9. Legal Proceedings

   1. 15. Compensation for damage caused by offence

   2. 16. Summary prosecution of offences and recovery of fines

   3. 17. Evidence

   4. 18. Jurisdiction of courts

   5. 19. Service to be good if made personally or on board ship

   6. 20. Masters of boats liable to fines imposed

   7. 21. Application of fines

   8. 22. Saving of liability and rights

10. Application of Act

    1. 23. Extension of Act by Order in Council

    2. 24. Application of Act to seas between British Islands and France, and continuance of 6 & 7 Vict. c.79 as to French Convention

    3. 25. General application of Act

11. Supplemental

    1. 26. Publication of Orders in Council

    2. 27. Amendment of 31 & 32 Vict. c.45 s.18

    3. 28. Definitions

    4. 29. Commencement of Act

    5. 30. Repeals

    6. 31. Continuance of Act

12. SCHEDULES.

    1. FIRST SCHEDULE

       International Convention for the purpose of regulating the Police of the Fisheries in the North Sea outside Territorial Waters

       1. ARTICLE I.

       2. ARTICLE II.

       3. ARTICLE III.

       4. ARTICLE IV.

       5. ARTICLE V.

       6. ARTICLE VI.

       7. ARTICLE VII

       8. ARTICLE VIII

       9. ARTICLE IX.

       10. ARTICLE X.

       11. ARTICLE XI.

       12. ARTICLE XII.

       13. ARTICLE XIII.

       14. ARTICLE XIV.

       15. ARTICLE XV.

       16. ARTICLE XVI.

       17. ARTICLE XVII.

       18. ARTICLE XVIII.

       19. ARTICLE XIX.

       20. ARTICLE XX.

       21. ARTICLE XXI

       22. ARTICLE XXII.

       23. ARTICLE XXIII.

       24. ARTICLE XXIV.

       25. ARTICLE XXV.

       26. ARTICLE XXVI.

       27. ARTICLE XXVII.

       28. ARTICLE XXVIII.

       29. ARTICLE XXIX.

       30. ARTICLE XXX.

       31. ARTICLE XXXI.

       32. ARTICLE XXXII.

       33. ARTICLE XXXIII.

       34. ARTICLE XXXIV.

       35. ARTICLE XXXV.

       36. ARTICLE XXXVI.

       37. ARTICLE XXXVII.

       38. ARTICLE XXXVIII.

       39. ARTICLE XXXIX.

       40. ADDITIONAL ARTICLE.

    2. SECOND SCHEDULE

       Enactments repealed

       1. PART I Enactments wholly repealed

       2. PART II Enactments repealed provisionally