Whale Fisheries Act 1937. Pays/Territoire Irlande Type du document Législation Date 1937 Source FAO, FAOLEX Titre completAn Act to enable effect to be given, so far as Saorstát Eireann is concerned, to an international convention for the regulation of whaling, signed at Geneva on the 24th day of September, 1931, to prohibit the taking or treating of whales within the exclusive fishery limits of Saorstát Eireann, and to make provision for divers matters connected with the matters aforesaid. Sujet Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Mammifères marins Chasse/capture Autorisation/permis de chasse Aire géographique Îles de l'Océan Atlantique, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Atlantique Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Nord Résumé This Act prohibits the killing, taking or treating of specified kinds of Whales, and of immature whales, or female whales which are accompanied by a calf or suckling whale, within the exclusive fishery limits of Ireland. The Minister may at any time make an order declaring that this Act or any one or more sections of this Act shall apply, either generally or in a specified area and subject to such exceptions adaptations, and modifications as may be specified in such order, in respect of any kind of whales other than whalebone or baleen whales, and whenever the Minister makes such an order this Act shall have extended application in accordance with the terms of such order. Furthermore the Act prohibits the use of unlicensed Irish ships and factories outside the exclusive fishery limits of Ireland. Various conditions for whale hunting and use of ships is imposed and powers of sea fisheries protection officers prescribed. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.bailii.org Références - Législation Implementé par Whale Measurement Regulations (No. 2), 1937. Législation | Irlande | 1937 Mot clé: Mammifères marins, Chasse/capture, Autorisation/permis de chasse Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amendé par Whale Fisheries Act, 1937 (Extension to Mammals of the order Cetacea) Order, 1982. Législation | Irlande | 1982 Mot clé: Mammifères marins, Chasse/capture, Autorisation/permis de chasse, Espèces menacées, Protection des espèces Source: FAO, FAOLEX Whale Fisheries Act, 1937 (Extension to Sperm Whales) Order, 1937. Législation | Irlande | 1937 Mot clé: Mammifères marins, Chasse/capture, Autorisation/permis de chasse Source: FAO, FAOLEX