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Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1984 (Chapter 26).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Legislation
Date
1984 (2018)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Long title
An Act to make fresh provision for Scotland as regards the regulation of inshore sea fishing, and for connected purposes.
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Basic legislation Marine fisheries Fishery management and conservation Inland fisheries Enforcement/compliance Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Act enables Ministers to regulate fishing in inshore waters by prohibiting combinations of the following: all fishing for sea fish, fishing for a specified description of sea fish, fishing by a specified method fishing from a specified description of fishing boat, fishing from or by means of any vehicle, or any vehicle of a specific description, fishing by means of a specified description of equipment. The Ministers may also specify the period during which prohibitions apply, and any exceptions to any prohibition. No person may fish by means of a trawl, seine or other gear designed for fishing from a moving vessel within half a mile of any fixed salmon net. The Act also defines powers of British sea-fishery officers, in relation to any British fishing boat within British fishery limits.

Full text
English
Website
www.legislation.gov.uk

References - Legislation

Implemented by

Specified Crustaceans (Prohibition on Landing, Sale and Carriage) (Scotland) Order 2017 (S.S.I. No. 455 of 2017).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 2017

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Crustaceans, Fishery management and conservation, Landing, Size, Offences/penalties, Aquatic animals

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Amended by

Inshore Fishing (Scotland) Act 1994 (Chapter 27).

Legislation | United Kingdom | 1994

Keyword: Marine fisheries, Fishery management and conservation, Inland fisheries, Enforcement/compliance, Offences/penalties

Source: FAO, FAOLEX