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17 1939

FISHERIES ACT, 1939

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Short title and collective citation.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Fisheries Act, 1939.

(2) The Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1937, the Fisheries (Tidal Waters) Act, 1934 (No. 24 of 1934), and this Act may be cited together as the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1939.

Commencement.

2. —This Act shall come into operation on such day as shall be fixed for that purpose by order of the Minister either generally or with reference to any particular Part or provision and different days may be so fixed for different Parts and different provisions of this Act.

Definitions and construction.

3. —(1) In this Act—

the expression “the Fisheries Acts” means the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1937, as amended by this Act, and the Fisheries (Tidal Waters) Act, 1934 (No. 24 of 1934), as amended by this Act;

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Agriculture;

the expression “fishery rate” means a rate struck by a board of conservators and confirmed by the Minister under section 13 of the Fisheries Act, 1925 (No. 32 of 1925), as amended by the Fisheries Act, 1937 (No. 35 of 1937), or any subsequent enactment, or a rate struck by the Minister under the said section 13;

the words “salmon” “trout” and “fish” respectively include part of a salmon, part of a trout and part of a fish;

the expression “salmon rod licence” means a licence to fish with single rod and line for salmon;

the expression “trout rod licence” means a licence to fish with single rod and line for trout.

(2) Any reference in this Act to the time at which a fishery rate was made shall be construed as a reference to—

(a) in case such fishery rate was struck by a board of conservators and confirmed by the Minister under section 13 of the Fisheries Act, 1925 (No. 32 of 1925), as amended by the Fisheries Act, 1937 (No. 35 of 1937), or any subsequent enactment, the day on which such fishery rate was so confirmed;

(b) in case such fishery rate was struck by the Minister under the said section 13, the day on which such fishery rate was so struck.

(3) This Act shall be construed as one with the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1937 and the Fisheries (Tidal Waters) Act, 1934 (No. 24 of 1934).

Expenses.

4. —The expenses incurred by the Minister under this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas.

Repeals.

5. —The enactments specified in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in the third column of the said Schedule.