Fisheries Act
Fisheries Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in multiple countries relating to fisheries. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Fisheries Bill during its passage through Parliament.
Fisheries Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to fisheries.
Bangladesh
- The Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950 (East Bengal Act XVIII of 1950)[1]
- The Protection and Conservation (Amendment) Ordinance (1982)[2] amended version of the Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950
- The Protection and Conservation of Fish Rules (1985)[3] version of the Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950 implemented in 1985
- The Marine Fisheries Ordinance (1983)[4] as implemented by The Marine Fisheries Rules (1983)
- The Tanks Improvement Act, 1939 (Bengal Act No. XV of 1939)[5] An act that provides for the improvement of tanks in Bangladesh for purposes of aquaculture and irrigation
- The Shrimp Culture Users Tax Ordinance 1992[6] An act that describes tax requirement for aquaculture of shrimp farms in the coastal region of the country
Canada
- The Fisheries Act[7]
India
- The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897[8]
Malaysia
- The Fisheries Act 1963
- The Fisheries Act 1985
New Zealand
- The Fisheries Act 1908
- The Fisheries Act 1983
- The Fisheries Act 1996
- The Maori Fisheries Act 2004
Republic of Ireland
United Kingdom
- The Fisheries Act 1705 (c 48) [12mo: c 2]
- The Public Works and Fisheries Acts Amendment Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 81)
- The Fishery Harbours Act 1915 (5 & 6 Geo 5 c 48)
- The Fisheries Act 1955 (3 & 4 Eliz 2 c 7)
- The Fishery Limits Act 1964 (c 72)
- The Fishery Limits Act 1976 (c 86)
- The Fisheries Act 1981 (c 29)
- The Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 12)
- The Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 (c 5) (NI)
- The Foyle Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c 5) (NI)
- The Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c 17) (NI)
- The Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 (c 31) (NI)
- The Fisheries (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c 4)
- The Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966 (c 38)
- The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (c 83)
- The Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c 77)
- The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1973 (c 30)
- The Sea Fisheries (Wildlife Conservation) Act 1992 (c 36)
- The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) (Amendment) Act 1997 (c 3)
- The Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Amendment (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 12)
- The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Protection) (Scotland) Act 1951 (14 & 15 Geo 6 c 26)
- The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1975 (c 51)
- The Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 (c 22)
- The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 15)
- The Oyster Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1840 (3 & 4 Vict c 74)
- The Mussel Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1847 (10 & 11 Vict c 92)
- The Tweed Fisheries Act 1857 (20 & 21 Vict c cxlviii)
- The Tweed Fisheries Amendment Act 1859 (22 & 23 Vict c lxx)
- The Tweed Fisheries Act 1969 (c xxiv)
- The Seal Fishery Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 18)
- The Seal Fishery (North Pacific) Act 1893
The Seal Fisheries Acts 1895 and 1912 is the collective title of the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict c 21) and the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act 1912 (2 & 3 Geo 5 c 10).[9]
The Fisheries (Ireland) Acts 1842 to 1895 was the collective title of the following Acts:[10]
- The Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1842 (5 & 6 Vict c 106)
- The Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict c 108)
- The Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1845 (8 & 9 Vict c 108)
- The Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1848 (11 & 12 Vict c 92)
- The Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1850 (13 & 14 Vict c 88)
- The Salmon Fishery (Ireland) Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 114)
- The Oyster Beds (Ireland) Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict c 88)
- The Oyster Fishery (Ireland) Amendment Act 1866 (29 & 30 Vict c 97)
- The Salmon Fishery (Ireland) Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 9)
- The Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 92)
- The Pollen Fishing (Ireland) Act 1881 (44 & 45 Vict c 66)
- The Oyster Cultivation (Ireland) Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 48)
- The Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1888 (51 & 52 Vict c 30)
- The Steam Trawling (Ireland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 74)
- The Pollen Fishing (Ireland) Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 20)
- The Fisheries Close Season (Ireland) Act 1895 (58 & 59 Vict c 29)
The Herring Fisheries (Scotland) Acts 1821 to 1890 was the collective title of the following Acts:[11]
- The White Herring Fisheries Act 1771 (11 Geo 3 c 31)
- The Herring Fishery (Scotland) Act 1808 (48 Geo 3 c 110)
- The Herring Fishery (Scotland) Act 1815 (55 Geo 3 c 94)
- The Herring Fishery (Scotland) Act 1821 (1 & 2 Geo 4 c 79)
- The Fisheries Act 1824 (5 Geo 4 c 64)
- The Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1830 (11 Geo 4 & 1 Will 4 c 54)
- The Herring Fishery Act 1851 (14 & 15 Vict c 26)
- The Herring Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1858 (21 & 22 Vict c 69)
- The Herring Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1860 (23 & 24 Vict c 92)
- The Herring Fishery (Scotland) Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 72)
- The Herring Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict c 22)
- The Herring Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1867 (30 & 31 Vict c 52)
- The Herring Fishery (Scotland) Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict c 23)
- The Herring Fishery (Scotland) Act Amendment Act 1890 (53 & 54 Vict c 10)
The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Acts 1828 to 1868 was the collective title of the following Acts:[11]
- The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1828 (9 Geo 4 c 39)
- The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1844 (7 & 8 Vict c 95)
- The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1862 (25 & 26 Vict c 97)
- The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1864 (27 & 28 Vict c 118)
- The Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict c 123)
The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts 1861 to 1892 was the collective title of the following Acts:[11]
- The Salmon Fishery Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict c 109)
- The Salmon Acts Amendment Act 1863 (26 & 27 Vict c 10)
- The Salmon Fishery Act 1865 (28 & 29 Vict c 121)
- The Salmon Acts Amendment Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict c 33)
- The Salmon Fishery Act 1873 (36 & 37 Vict c 71)
- The Salmon Fishery Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict c 19)
- The Elver Fishing Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict c 34)
- The Fisheries (Dynamite) Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 65)
- The Freshwater Fisheries Act 1878 (41 & 42 Vict c 39)
- The Salmon Fishery Law Amendment Act 1879 (42 & 43 Vict c 26)
- The Freshwater Fisheries Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 11)
- The Freshwater Fisheries Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 2)
- The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1886 (49 & 50 Vict c 39)
- The Fisheries Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 37) (Parts III and IV)
- The Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1892 (55 & 56 Vict c 50)
The Sea Fisheries Acts 1843 to 1893 is the collective title of the following Acts:[11]
- The Sea Fisheries Act 1843 (6 & 7 Vict c 79)
- The Sea Fisheries Act 1868 (31 & 32 Vict c 45)
- The Oyster and Mussel Fisheries Orders Confirmation Act 1869 (32 & 33 Vict c 31)
- The Sea Fisheries Act 1875 (38 & 39 Vict c 15)
- The Fisheries (Oyster, Crab, and Lobster) Act 1877 (40 & 41 Vict c 42)
- The Sea Fisheries Act 1883 (46 & 47 Vict c 22)
- The Sea Fisheries Act 1884 (47 & 48 Vict c 27)
- The Sea Fisheries (Scotland) Amendment Act 1885 (48 & 49 Vict c 70)
- The Fisheries Act 1891 (54 & 55 Vict c 37) (Part I)
- The North Sea Fisheries Act 1893 (56 & 57 Vict c 17)
United States
- 1871 joint resolution (16 Stat. 593) creation of United States Fish Commission
- The Alien Fisheries act of 1906
- The Northern Pacific Halibut Act of 1924
- The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972
- The Endangered Species Act of 1973
- The Magnuson–Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act
- The Sustainable Fisheries Act of 1996
See also
References
- "East Bengal Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950" (PDF). fisheries.portal.gov.bd/sites. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- "The Protection and Conservation of Fish Act, 1950 (East Bengal Act)". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd.
- "FAOLex Detail". www.fao.org.
- "The Marine Fisheries Ordinance, 1983". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd.
- "The Tanks Improvement Act, 1939 (Bengal Act)". bdlaws.minlaw.gov.bd.
- "FAOLex Detail". www.fao.org.
- Branch, Legislative Services (28 August 2019). "Consolidated federal laws of canada, Fisheries Act". laws-lois.justice.gc.ca.
- "The Indian Fisheries Act, 1897". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
- The Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act 1912, section 6
- The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2
- The Short Titles Act 1896, section 2(1) and Schedule 2