No. 25/1951:

FISHING LICENCES (MOVILLE DISTRICT) ACT, 1951

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

1 Prohibition of issue of licences by the Moville Board.

2 Exclusion of section 31 of Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1848.

3 Interpretation.

4 Short title and construction.

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE ISSUE OF CERTAIN FISHING LICENCES BY THE BOARD OF CONSERVATORS FOR THE MOVILLE DISTRICT AND FOR PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THAT MATTER.

[18th December, 1951]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

1.—(1) Save as provided by this section, the Moville Board shall not during the year 1952 issue or permit the issue of any licence authorising the use of any fishing engine other than a rod and line.

(2) The Minister for Agriculture may by order allow the Moville Board to issue or permit the issue of such licences as aforesaid.

2.—While the Moville Board is prohibited from issuing the licences referred to in section 1 of this Act a person shall not be entitled, by virtue of section 31 of the Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1848, to purchase from the Moville Board, or from any person authorised by that Board to sell licences, a licence authorising the use of any fishing engine other than a rod and line.

3.—In this Act—

"fishing engine" means any engine, net, instrument, or device whatsoever used for taking fish;

"licence" includes a special local licence under section 6 of the Fisheries (Tidal Waters) Act, 1934 (No. 24 of 1934);

"the Moville Board" means the board of conservators for the Moville District.

4.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Fishing Licences (Moville District) Act, 1951 .

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1949.