Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959
Provisions in relation to oyster fishing licences.
278.—(1) Boards of conservators shall, in accordance with this section, issue licences (in this Act referred to as oyster fishing licences) in respect of oyster fishing engines.
(2) The period for which oyster fishing licences are to be issued shall be one year.
(3) An oyster fishing licence shall be valid and in force for the year specified in that behalf in the licence.
(4) A separate oyster fishing licence shall be issued for each separate oyster fishing engine.
(5) Every oyster fishing licence issued by the board of conservators for a fishery district shall—
(a) be in such form as the Minister may direct,
(b) state thereon—
(i) the year for which it is to be valid and in force,
(ii) the number or name of F241[the fishery district to which it relates],
(iii) F242[…]
(iv) the oyster fishing engine to which it relates,
(v) the name of the person to whom it is issued,
(c) be sealed with the seal of such board of conservators.
(6) An oyster fishing licence shall be available for use in the fishery district of the board of conservators by which it was issued and in no other fishery district.
(7) Every oyster fishing licence shall operate to authorise, during the year specified therein and in the fishery district specified therein, the use of the oyster fishing engine specified therein, but subject to the provisions of the Acts and any instrument made thereunder.
Annotations
Amendments:
F241
Substituted (18.03.1980) by Fisheries Act 1980 (1/1980), s. 11(5) and sch. 4 part 1 para. 1(jj), commenced on enactment.
F242
Repealed (29.10.1980) by Fisheries Act 1980 (1/1980), s. 6(1) and sch. 1, S.I. No. 323 of 1980.
Modifications (not altering text):
C204
References to “regional board” construed (1.07.2010) as references to “IFI” by Inland Fisheries Act 2010 (10/2010), s. 8(3)(a) and sch. 2 part 1 paras. (1), (2), commenced on enactment. Note “board of conservators” previously construed (29.10.1980) as reference to “regional board”, see further E-note below.
Transfer of functions to IFI.
8.— …
(3) (a) The Acts specified in Schedule 2 are amended on the establishment day as indicated in that Schedule.
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SCHEDULE 2
Consequential Amendments of Certain Acts
Section 8
PART 1
Amendment of Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959
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(1) References to regional boards (as provided for by section 2 of Part 1 of the Fourth Schedule) in the provisions of the Principal Act specified in subparagraph (2) shall each be construed and have effect as if they were references to Inland Fisheries Ireland.
(2) The provisions of the Principal Act referred to in subparagraph (1) are the definition of “fishery rate” in section 3(1), sections 40(10) (as substituted by section 7 of the Act of 2000), 45(1), 49(5), 49(9), 55(2), 55(3), 55(4), 56, 57(2), 57(3), 59(1), 67(1), 67(8), 67(10), 70(2), 70(3), 77(4), 278, 291, 303(1) and 306(1).
C205
Application of section extended (1.01.1963) by Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1962 (31/1962), s. 30(1), S.I. No. 216 of 1962.
Provision in relation to Moville Area.
30.—(1) Sections 102, 103 and 114 and Parts XIII to XVI (which provisions relate to sea fisheries and certain other matters) of the Principal Act shall (notwithstanding section 325 of that Act) extend to the Moville Area and, for the purpose of giving full effect to the said provisions, every other provision of the Principal Act or of this Act which is applicable in relation to any of the said provisions shall also extend to that Area.
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Editorial Notes:
E1614
Previous affecting provision: references to “board of conservators” construed (29.10.1980) as references to “regional board” by Fisheries Act 1980 (1/1980), s. 11(5) and sch. 4 part 1 paras. 2(a), (b); superseded (1.07.2010) as per C-note above.