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Whale Fisheries Act 1937.

Pays/Territoire
Irlande
Type du document
Législation
Date
1937
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Titre complet
An 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