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Uimhir 31 de 1962.
AN tACHT IASCAIGH (LEASÚ), 1962.
[An tiontú oifigiúil.]
Léiriú.
1.—San Acht seo—
ciallaíonn “an tAire” an tAire Tailte;
tá le “Limistéar Mhagh Bhile” an bhrí a shanntar do “Líomatáiste Mhagh Bhile” le hAcht Iascaigh an Fheabhail, 1952;
ciallaíonn “an Príomh-Acht” an tAcht Iascaigh (Comhdhlúthú), 1959.
Alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
2.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (1) d'alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht tríd an míniú seo a leanas a chur in ionad an mhínithe ar “ábhar díobhálach”:
“ciallaíonn ‘ábhar díobhálach’ aon substaint (lena n-áirítear aon ábhar pléascach, leacht nó gás) a d'fhéadfadh, ar í a dhul amach nó ar í a scaoileadh amach in aon uiscí, na huiscí sin nó aon uiscí eile a dhéanamh nimhiúil nó dochrach d'iasc, do leapacha sceite nó do bhia aon éisc nó dochar a dhéanamh do luachmhaireacht éisc mar bhia daoine nó laghdú a dhéanamh ar thairbhe grinnill agus ithreach aon uiscí mar leapacha sceite nó ar a a gcumas chun bia le haghaidh éisc a tháirgeadh;”.
(2) Leasaítear leis seo fo-alt (1) d'alt 3 den Phríomh-Acht trí “1964” a chur in ionad “1961” agus “cúigiú” a chur in ionad “tríú” sa mhíniú ar “bliain toghcháin”.
Alt 9 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
3.—Déantar leis seo alt 9 (a thugann cumhacht don Aire fodhlíthe áirithe a dhéanamh) den Phríomh-Acht a leasú—
(a) trí “lena n-áirítear fodhlíthe ag athrú an trátha choiscthe sheachtainiúil maidir le haon abhainn nó an trátha choiscthe sheachtainiúil maidir le haon chora iascaireachta is ábhar d'ordú faoi fho-alt (2) d'alt 107 (ar fodhlíthe iad nach laghdaíonn an tráth coiscthe seachtainiúil chun gur giorra ná ocht n-uaire is daichead a chloig é)” a chur i mír (b) d'fho-alt (1) i ndiaidh “a chríochnú”,
(b) tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (1) i ndiaidh mír (g):
“(gg) toirmeasc nó srianta de ghné éigeandála a chur le tógáil na gcineálacha éagsúla éisc nó le tógáil aon chineál áirithe éisc le haon inneall sonraithe nó innill shonraithe go ceann tréimhse sonraithe nach faide ná bliain in aon chás inar dóigh leis an Aire gur gá na toirmisc nó na srianta sin,”, agus
(c) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fo-alt (3):
“(4) Ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-alt (2) den alt seo maidir le fodhlíthe a dhéanfar faoin Acht seo tar éis tosach feidhme alt 3 den Acht Iascaigh (Leasú), 1962, agus má sháraíonn aon duine (trí ghníomh nó trí neamhghníomh) aon fhodhlí den sórt sin beidh sé ciontach i gcion i gcoinne an Achta seo agus, i gcás nach bhforáiltear aon phionós eile faoin Acht seo, dlífear ar é a chiontú go hachomair fíneáil nach mó ná cúig phunt is fiche a chur air agus beidh aon iasc a thóg sé go neamhdhleathach nó a bhí ina sheilbh tráth an chiona agus fós aon inneall iascaireachta nó ní a ndearnadh an cion leis nó ina leith ar forghéilleadh mar iarmairt reachtúil de dhroim an chiontaithe.”
Cosaint do nithe a dhéanfar le haghaidh síolrú saorga, críocha eolaíochta nó feabhsú iascaigh.
4.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 14 den Phríomh-Acht:
“14. (1) Faoi réir fo-alt (2) den alt seo, ní dhéanfaidh aon ní san Acht seo nó in aon ionstraim arna déanamh faoin Acht seo toirmeasc a chur le haon rud a bheidh déanta ag an Aire nó ag duine a raibh údarás i scríbhinn chuige sin aige roimh ré ón Aire le haghaidh iasc a shíolrú go saorga, nó le haghaidh críche eolaíochta éigin nó le haghaidh aon iascach a fheabhsú nó a fhorbairt.
(2) Ní dhéanfar aon ní de bhun fo-alt (1) den alt seo i ndáil le hiascach eisiatach gan toiliú ó úinéir an iascaigh sin.
(3) Aon duine a dtabharfaidh an tAire údarás dó faoin alt seo chun aon ní a dhéanamh tabharfaidh an tAire dó deimhniú ar an údarás sin agus nuair a bheidh sé ag déanamh aon ní de bhun an údaráis déanfaidh sé, má iarrann aon duine lena mbaineann air é, an deimhniú a thabhairt ar aird don duine sin.”
Cáilíocht coimeádaithe.
5.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 25 den Phríomh-Acht:
“25.—Ní bheidh duine incheaptha aon tráth áirithe chun a thofa chun oifig choimeádaí d'aon toghroinn mura rud é—
(a) go mbeadh sé, dá gcuirfí toghchán don toghroinn sin ar siúl an tráth áirithe sin, i dteideal faoi fho-alt (2) nó (4) d'alt 24 vótáil sa toghchán, nó
(b) (i) gur áititheoir rátaithe é ar iascach ar lú a luacháil inrátaithe ná caoga punt agus atá sa cheantar iascaigh ina bhfuil an toghroinn sin, agus
(ii) gur íoc sé an ráta iascaigh i leith an iascaigh sin don bhliain iascaigh díreach roimh an mbliain a chuirfear an toghchán don oifig sin ar siúl agus nach lú ná punt méid an ráta sin.”
Alt 27 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
6.—Déantar leis seo alt 27 (a dhéanann foráil le haghaidh toghcháin do bhoird choimeádaithe) den Phríomh-Acht a leasú tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fo-alt (5):
“(5) (a) Féadfaidh an tAire cibé rialacháin a dhéanamh is cuí leis maidir le toghcháin chomhaltaí bord coimeádaithe agus seolfar gach toghchán den sórt sin de réir na rialachán (más ann) a bheidh déanta faoin bhfo-alt seo.
(b) Gan dochar do ghinearáltacht mhír (a) den fho-alt seo, féadfaidh rialacháin faoin bhfo-alt seo foráil a dhéanamh le haghaidh na nithe seo a leanas—
(i) ainmniú iarrthóirí chun a dtofa mar chomhaltaí bord coimeádaithe,
(ii) post-vótáil i dtoghcháin chomhaltaí bord coimeádaithe.
(c) Féadfaidh rialacháin faoin bhfo-alt seo aon fhoráil den alt seo (seachas an fo-alt seo) a leasú nó a chúlghairm agus, má dhéantar faoin bhfo-alt seo rialacháin ag leasú nó ag cúlghairm aon fhoráil den alt seo, forléireofar an t-alt seo agus beidh éifeacht aige faoi réir an leasaithe nó na cúlghairme sin, de réir mar a bheidh.”
Alt 33 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
7.—Déantar leis seo alt 33 (a dhéanann foráil le haghaidh corrfholúntais a líonadh i gcomhaltas bord coimeádaithe) den Phríomh-Acht a leasú tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur leis:
“(3) Aon chomhalta de bhord coimeádaithe a dhícháileofar faoi alt 31 ní bheidh sé intofa chun aon bhord coimeádaithe faoin alt seo roimh an gcéad dáta eile, tar éis dáta an dícháilithe, a thoghfar coimeádaithe faoi alt 27 chun an bhoird is déanaí a luaitear.”
Alt 49 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
8.—Déantar leis seo alt 49 (a bhaineann leis an gCiste Caomhnaithe Bradán) a leasú tríd an bhfomhír seo a leanas a chur isteach i mír (a) d'fho-alt (9) i ndiaidh fomhír (1):
“(ia) cibé suimeanna a mheasfaidh sé is cuí i leith caiteachas an chomhlachta chomhairligh um iascach intíre ar a dtugtar Comhairle na mBord Coimeádaithe Iascaigh,”.
Cumhachtaí Cúirte faoi ailt 78 agus 90 den Phríomh-Acht a leathnú.
9.—(1) I gcás ina ndéanfaidh an Chúirt, de bhun na gcumhachtaí a thugtar di le halt 78 nó le halt 90 (ailt a dhéanann foráil i dtaobh ceadúnais iascaireachta áirithe a fhorghéilleadh), arna leasú le fo-alt (2) den alt seo, den Phríomh-Acht, a ordú ceadúnas iascaireachta nó ceadúnas iascaireachta oisrí, de réir mar a bheidh, a fhorghéilleadh, féadfaidh an Chúirt, ina theannta sin, a dhearbhú go mbeidh sealbhóir an cheadúnais a ordaíodh a fhorghéilleadh dícháilithe chun aon cheadúnas den sórt sin a shealbhú i rith cibé tréimhse nach faide ná bliain a shonróidh an Chúirt agus, i gcás ina ndearbhóidh an Chúirt go mbeidh duine dícháilithe chun ceadúnas d'aon sórt áirithe a shealbhú, beidh an sealbhóir dícháilithe chun ceadúnas den sórt sin a shealbhú i rith na tréimhse a shonróidh an Chúirt agus, d'ainneoin aon ní atá in ailt 71, 76 agus 280 den Phríomh-Acht, ní eiseofar ceadúnas den sórt sin chun an tsealbhóra sin in aghaidh na tréimhse a shonróidh an Chúirt.
(2) Leasaítear leis seo alt 90 den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) trí “ar cheadúnas nó ceadúnais iascaireachta nó ar cheadúnas nó ceadúnais iascaireachta oisrí” a chur i bhfo-alt (1) in ionad “ar cheadúnas nó ceadúnais chun bradáin nó bric a iascaireacht”, agus
(b) an fo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fo-alt (2):
“(3) I gcás ina ndéanfar duine nach sealbhóir ar cheadúnas iascaireachta nó ar cheadúnas iascaireachta oisrí a chiontú i gcion faoi aon fhoráil den Acht seo, féadfaidh an Chúirt a chiontóidh an duine sin, i dteannta aon phionóis eile, a dhearbhú go mbeidh an duine sin dícháilithe chun ceadúnas iascaireachta nó ceadúnas iascaireachta oisrí a shealbhú i rith cibé tréimhse nach faide ná bliain a shonróidh an Chúirt agus, i gcás ina ndearbhóidh an Chúirt go mbeidh duine dícháilithe chun ceadúnas d'aon sórt áirithe a shealbhú, beidh an duine dícháilithe chun ceadúnas den sórt sin a shealbhú i rith na tréimhse a shonróidh an Chúirt agus, d'ainneoin aon ní atá in ailt 71, 76 agus 280 den Acht seo, ní eiseofar ceadúnas den sórt sin chun an duine sin in aghaidh na tréimhse a shonróidh an Chúirt.”
Líonta, etc., a shealbhú chun críocha alt 96 den Phríomh-Acht.
10.—I gcás ina gcúiseofar duine i gcion faoi alt 96 (a chuireann srian le líonta agus uirlisí neamhdhleathacha a shealbhú) den Phríomh-Acht maidir le haon líon nó uirlis eile nó mealladh nó baoite a fuarthas ar a phearsa nó i mbád nó i bhfeithicil leis, nó ar aon tailte, tionóntáin nó oidhreachtáin a bhí á n-áitiú aige measfar (go dtí go gcruthóidh sé don Chúirt go ndearna duine eile, gan fhios dó féin agus gan toiliú uaidh, an líon nó an uirlis eile nó an mealladh nó an baoite, cibé acu é, a chur san áit ina bhfuarthas é) chun críocha an ailt sin 96, an líon nó an uirlis nó an mealladh nó an baoite, cibé acu é, a bheith ina sheilbh nó faoina urlámhas.
Innill sheasmhacha a úsáid chun eascanna a ghabháil.
11.—Féadfaidh an tAire, faoi réir cibé coinníollacha is cuí leis, a údarú le fodhlí iascaireacht a dhéanamh le haon inneall seasmhach, nó aon inneall seasmhach a shuíomh nó a chur suas nó a úsáid, chun eascanna a ghabháil, in aon áit shonraithe in uiscí taoide agus, i gcás ina mbeidh fodhlí faoin alt seo i bhfeidhm, ansin, d'ainneoin aon ní atá in ailt 102 agus 103 (a thoirmisceann innill sheasmhacha a shuíomh nó a úsáid in áiteanna áirithe) den Phríomh-Acht, ní cion é faoin alt sin 102 nó 103 iascaireacht a dhéanamh le haon inneall seasmhach, nó aon inneall seasmhach a shuíomh nó a chur suas nó a úsáid, de réir na gcoinníollacha (más ann) a bheidh sonraithe san fhodhlí, chun eascanna a ghabháil san áit.
Treoir-bhallaí.
12.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire, más oiriúnach leis é agus faoi réir cibé coinníollacha (más ann) a shonróidh sé, díolúine a dheonú, go ceann tréimhse teoranta nó go ceann tréimhse gan teorainn ama, maidir le cora iascaireachta shonraithe nó le damba muilinn iascaireachta sonraithe a úsáidtear chun eascanna a ghabháil agus chuige sin amháin, ó fhorálacha alt 114 (a bhaineann le tógáil treoirbhallaí comhghabhálach le coraí iascaireachta agus dambaí muilinn iascaireachta) den Phríomh-Acht.
(2) Féadfaidh an tAire, tráth ar bith, díolúine a thabharfar faoin alt seo a chúlghairm nó a leasú.
Alt 139 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
13.—Déantar leis seo alt 139 (a mhíníonn “an tráth coiscthe seachtainiúil”) a leasú tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad fo-alt (2):
“(2) I gcás ina mbeidh fodhlíthe faoi alt 9 i bhfeidhm ag athrú an tráth coiscthe seachtainiúil dá dtagraítear i bhfo-alt (1) nó (3) den alt seo, forléireofar tagairtí san Acht seo don tráth coiscthe seachtainiúil sin mar thagairtí don tráth coiscthe seachtainiúil sin arna athrú amhlaidh.”
Iarratas ar dheimhniú oiriúnachta chun ceadúnas faoi Chuid X a shealbhú.
14.—(1) Aon duine a dhéanfaidh iarratas chun Breithimh Dúiche faoi alt 158 (a dhéanann foráil i dtaobh Breitheamh Dúiche do dheonú deimhniú oiriúnachta chun ceadúnas faoi Chuid X a shealbhú) den Phríomh-Acht ar dheimhniú faoin alt sin maidir le ceadúnas mangaire bradán nó ceadúnas onnmhaireora bradán tabharfaidh sé, tráth nach déanaí ná ceithre lá dhéag roimh dháta an iarratais a éisteacht, fógra i scríbhinn i dtaobh an iarratais do bhord coimeádaithe gach ceantair iascaigh ina ndéanann sé nó ina mbeartaíonn sé díol bradán agus breac nó onnmhairiú bradán agus breac (cibé acu é) a sheoladh mar ghnó agus beidh teideal ag gach bord den sórt sin, trína chléireach nó trí cibé oifigeach eile a ainmneoidh an bord chuige sin, láithriú sa Chúirt agus éisteacht a fháil ar an iarratas a bheith á éisteacht.
(2) Chun críocha fo-alt (1) den alt seo measfar gur ceantar iascaigh Limistéar Mhagh Bhile agus measfar gurb é Coimisiún Iascaigh an Fheabhail an bord coimeádaithe ina leith.
Alt 163 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
15.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 163 (a dhéanann foráil i dtaobh mangairí agus onnmhaireoirí bradán agus breac do choinneáil clár) den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fo-alt (3):
“(3A) Is é dualgas gach duine is sealbhóir ar cheadúnas faoi Chuid X aon chlár a bheidh á choinneáil aige de bhun an ailt seo a chaomhnú agus a choimeád go ceann tréimhse sé mhí tar éis deireadh na bliana is déanaí ina ndearnadh taifead sa chlár sin.”, agus
(b) tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (4) i ndiaidh mír (c):
“(cc) a mhainneoidh déanamh de réir forálacha fo-alt (3A) den alt seo, nó”.
Pionós mar gheall ar ábhar díobhálach a úsáid nó a bheith ar seilbh ag duine.
1907, c. 17.
16.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 164 den Phríomh-Acht:
“164. (1) Má úsáideann duine ar bith in aon uiscí aon ábhar díobhálach chun iasc a ghabháil nó a dhíothú nó díobháil a dhéanamh d'iasc beidh sé ciontach i gcion faoin alt seo.
(2) Má bhíonn aon ábhar díobhálach i seilbh nó faoina urlámhas aon duine agus é ar bhruach aon uiscí nó in aice leo beidh sé ciontach i gcion faoin alt seo.
(3) Is cosaint mhaith ar chúiseamh faoi fho-alt (2) don chosantóir a chruthú gur chun críche neamhurchóidí a bhí an t-ábhar díobhálach ina sheilbh nó faoina urlámhas.
(4) Gach duine a bheidh ciontach i gcion faoin alt seo dlífear—
(a) ar a chiontú go hachomair, fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt nó príosúnacht ar feadh téarma nach faide ná sé mhí nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile a chur air,
(b) ar a chiontú ar dhíotáil, fíneáil nach mó ná cúig chéad punt nó príosúnacht ar feadh téarma nach faide ná dhá bhliain nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile a chur air.
(5) Ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-alt (1) d'alt 1 den Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, maidir le cion faoin alt seo.
(6) I gcás duine a chiontú i gcion faoin alt seo, beidh aon ábhar díobhálach a fuarthas ina sheilbh nó faoina urlámhas, agus a ndearnadh an cion ina leith, ar forghéilleadh mar iarmairt reachtúil de dhroim an chiontaithe.”
Alt 166 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
17.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo alt 166 (a fhoráileann pionós mar gheall ar uirlisí áirithe a úsáid chun iasc a ghabháil) den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) trí “innleog, eireaballóir,” a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (1) i ndiaidh “ilchromán”, agus
(b) trí “eireaballóir nó” a chur isteach i mír (a) d'fho-alt (3) roimh “cromán”.
(2) I gcás ina gcúiseofar duine i gcion faoin alt sin 166 maidir le huirlis lena mbaineann an t-alt sin a fuarthas ar a phearsa, i mbád nó i bhfeithicil dá chuid nó ar aon tailte, tionóntáin nó oidhreachtáin a bhí á n-áitiú aige, ansin (mura gcruthóidh sé don Chúirt gur duine eile a chuir an uirlis san áit a bhfuarthas í gan fhios dó féin nó gan toiliú uaidh) measfar, chun críocha an ailt sin 166, go raibh an uirlis ina sheilbh nó faoina urlámhas aige.
Alt 172 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
18.—Déantar leis seo alt 172 (a dhéanann foráil i dtaobh uiscí a chosaint ar thruailliú) den Phríomh-Acht a leasú trí—
(a) fo-alt (1) a scriosadh, agus
(b) “ábhar díobhálach” a chur in ionad “leacht docharach” i bhfo-alt (2).
Alt 219 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
1894, c. 60.
19.—(1) Déantar leis seo alt 219 (ina bhfuil mínithe chun críocha Chuid XIII den Phríomh-Acht) den Phríomh-Acht a leasú tríd an míniú seo a leanas a chur in ionad an mhínithe ar “bád iascaireachta mara Éireannach”:
“ciallaíonn ‘bád iascaireachta mara Éireannach’ bád iascaireachta mara—
(a) (i) atá cláraithe sa Stát faoi Chuid IV den Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, agus
(ii) i gcás bád a thiocfaidh chun bheith cláraithe faoin gCuid sin IV tar éis an lú lá d'Iúil, 1962, agus ar mó ná cúig throigh is tríocha a fad iomlán agus atá cláraithe faoin Acht Loingis Tráchtála, 1955, nó
(b) (i) atá díolmhaithe ó chlárú faoin gCuid sin IV le rialacháin faoi alt 373 den Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, agus
(ii) atá ar úinéireacht go hiomlán ag saoránach Éireannach nó ag comhlacht corpraithe arna bhunú faoi réim agus faoi réir dlí an Stáit agus ar sa Stát atá a phríomh-áit ghnó aige;”
(2) Féadfar ó am go ham, más oiriúnach leis an Aire é, uimhir troigh seachas cúig is tríocha a fhorordú chun críocha an mhínithe ar “bád iascaireachta mara Éireannach” (a cuireadh isteach leis an alt seo) in alt 219 den Phríomh-Acht agus, i gcás ina mbeidh uimhir áirithe troigh forordaithe faoin bhfo-alt seo, measfar gur tagairt don uimhir sin an tagairt sa mhíniú sin do chúig is tríocha agus forléireofar an míniú agus beidh éifeacht aige dá réir sin.
(3) Aon deimhniú faoi láimh an chláraitheora long chun críocha an Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, agus an Achta Loingis Thráchtála, 1955, ag aon phort cláraitheachta sa Stát á dheimhniú go bhfuil bád a bheidh sonraithe sa deimhniú gan bheith cláraithe de réir mhír (a) den mhíniú ar “bád iascaireachta mara Éireannach” (a cuireadh isteach leis an alt seo) in alt 219 den Phríomh-Acht sa phort cláraitheachta sin is fianaise chríochnaitheach é nach bhfuil an bád cláraithe amhlaidh agus beidh deimhnithe mar a dúradh maidir le gach port cláraitheachta sa Stát ina bhfianaise chríochnaitheach nach bhfuil an bád cláraithe amhlaidh sa Stát agus ní gá síniú chláraitheora a chruthú ná a chruthú gur chláraitheoir é iarbhír.
Srian le halt 10 den Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851.
1851, c. 93.
20.—Ní bheidh feidhm ag mír 4 (a fhorordaíonn teorainneacha ama le haghaidh déanamh gearán i gcásanna dlínse achomaire) d'alt 10 den Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, maidir le gearán i leith ciona faoi alt 221, 222 nó 223 den Phríomh-Acht.
Alt 228 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
21.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 228 (a thoirmisceann iasc mara atá róbheag a bheith ar seilbh, lena ndíol, ar bord aon bháid iascaireachta mara) den Phríomh-Acht trí “nó a chur ar ais san fharraige” a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (3) i ndiaidh “a dhíothú” agus “nó curtha ar ais san fharraige” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “díothaithe”.
Alt 229 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
22.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 229 (a thoirmisceann iasc mara atá róbheag a chur i dtír nó a dhíol) den Phríomh-Acht trí—
(a) “nó a chur ar ais san fharraige” a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (3) i ndiaidh “a dhíothú” agus “nó curtha ar ais san fharraige” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “díothaithe”, agus
(b) “stóras, linn stórais, coimeádán nó áit nó ní eile ina gcoimeádtar iasc” a chur isteach i mír (a) d'fho-alt (4) i ndiaidh “siopa”.
Alt 231 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
23.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 231 (a thugann cumhachtaí d'oifigigh cosanta iascaigh mhara chun iasc mara a iniúchadh agus a choinneáil) den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) tríd an bhfo-alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i ndiaidh fo-alt (3):
“(3A) I gcás ina gcoinneoidh oifigeach cosanta iascaigh mhara aon iasc mara beo ina choimeád faoi údarás an ailt seo, féadfaidh sé an t-iasc mara a thabhairt ar aird d'Fheidhmeannach Síochána agus, má údaraíonn an Feidhmeannach Síochána sin dó, cuirfidh sé an t-iasc mara ar ais san fharraige”, agus
(b) trí “nó a chur ar ais san fharraige” a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (4) i ndiaidh “sna himthoscaí an t-iasc mara a dhíothú” agus “nó a chur ar ais san fharraige, de réir mar a bheidh” a chur isteach i ndiaidh “sin an t-iasc mara a dhíothú”.
Bád nó feithicil a úsáid mar chabhair chun cion a dhéanamh.
24.—(1) Leasaítear leis seo an Príomh-Acht tríd an alt seo a leanas a chur isteach i gCuid XVII roimh alt 286:
“285A. (1) Má úsáideann aon duine bád nó feithicil mar chabhair chun cion a dhéanamh faoi aon fhoráil den Acht seo nó d'aon Acht ag leasú an Achta seo nó d'ionstraim arna déanamh faoin Acht seo nó faoi aon Acht ag leasú an Achta seo beidh sé ciontach i gcion faoin alt seo agus dlífear—
(a) ar a chiontú go hachomair, fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt nó príosúnacht ar feadh téarma nach faide ná sé mhí nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile a chur air,
(b) ar a chiontú ar dhíotáil, fíneáil nach mó ná cúig chéad punt nó príosúnacht ar feadh téarma nach faide ná dhá bhliain nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile a chur air.
(2) (a) Faoi réir mír (c) den fho-alt seo, i gcás duine a chiontú i gcion faoi aon fhoráil den Acht seo nó d'aon Acht ag leasú an Achta seo nó d'aon ionstraim arna déanamh faoin Acht seo nó faoi aon Acht ag leasú an Achta seo beidh aon bhád a úsáideadh ag déanamh an chiona nó mar chabhair chun a dhéanta ar forghéilleadh mar iarmairt reachtúil de dhroim an chiontaithe.
(b) I gcás duine a chiontú ar dhíotáil i gcion faoi aon fhoráil den Acht seo ar cion é is intriailte ar dhíotáil, féadfar, le hordú ón gCúirt, a ordú go mbeidh aon fheithicil a úsáideadh ag déanamh an chiona nó mar chabhair chun a dhéanta ar forghéilleadh.
(c) Ní bheidh feidhm ag mír (a) den fho-alt seo maidir le bád a d'úsáid duine nach é a húinéir é má chruthaíonn an t-úinéir gur gan fhios dó féin nó gan toiliú uaidh a úsáideadh amhlaidh í.
(3) Ní bhaineann an t-alt seo le cionta faoi Chuid XIII den Acht seo nó faoi alt 35 den Acht Iascaigh (Leasú), 1962.”
(2) Beidh éifeacht ag fo-alt (2) d'alt 285A (a cuireadh isteach leis an alt seo) den Phríomh-Acht maidir le cionta a dhéanfar tar éis tosach feidhme an ailt seo.
Alt 301 den Phríomh-Acht a leasú.
25.—Leasaítear leis seo alt 301 (a thugann cumhachtaí iniúchta agus coinneála d'oifigigh údaraithe) den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) tríd an bhfomhír seo a leanas a chur isteach i mír (b) d'fho-alt (2) i ndiaidh fomhír (iv):
“(iva) in aon óstán, teach aíochta, bialann, nó áitreabh nó áit eile ina ndéantar cothú agus iostas nó béilí a sholáthar ar luaíocht, nó”, agus
(b) tríd an mír seo a leanas a chur isteach i bhfo-alt (2) i ndiaidh mír (f):
“(ff) aon bhád nó feithicil a dhlitear, nó a chreidtear a dhlitear, a fhorghéilleadh faoin Acht seo a thógáil, a aistriú agus a choinneáil ina choimeád,”.
Nós imeachta chun báid nó innill iascaireachta a urghabhfar a dhiúscairt.
26.—Déantar leis seo an t-alt seo a leanas a chur in ionad alt 302 den Phríomh-Acht:
“302. Má dhéanann aon duine, i bhfeidhmiú na gcumhachtaí a thugtar dó leis an gCuid seo, aon bhád nó inneall iascaireachta a urghabháil, déanfaidh sé, a luaithe is féidir, ordú chun é a dhiúscairt faoin alt seo a iarraidh ar an mBreitheamh Dúiche ar ina dhúiche a urghabhadh é, agus air sin beidh éifeacht ag na forálacha seo a leanas:
(a) más rud é, i gcás báid, go gcinnfidh an Breitheamh go rabhthas, tráth a hurghabhála, tar éis í a úsáid, a húsáid nó ar tí í a úsáid chun críche is críoch mhídhleathach faoin Acht seo, ordóidh sé í a fhor ghéilleadh;
(b) más rud é, i gcás inneall iascaireachta, go gcinnfidh an Breitheamh gur inneall é a dtoirmisctear le dlí é a úsáid, ordóidh sé é a fhorghéilleadh agus a dhíothú;
(c) más rud é, i gcás inneall iascaireachta, go gcinnfidh an Breitheamh gur inneall iascaireachta dleathach é a rabhthas, tráth a urghabhála, tar éis é a úsáid, á úsáid nó ar tí é a úsáid go mídhleathach, ordóidh sé é a fhorghéilleadh;
(d) in aon chás eile, ordóidh an Breitheamh an bád nó an t-inneall iascaireachta a thabhairt ar ais don duine ar dóigh leis gurb é a úinéir é.”
Fianaise ar chéannacht daoine a bheidh ag tabhairt ceadúnas ar aird.
27.—Aon duine a thabharfaidh ar aird do dhuine údaraithe ceadúnas iascaireachta nó ceadúnas iascaireachta oisrí, cibé acu é, deanfaidh sé, ar sin a éileamh air, fianaise i dtaobh a chéannachta a thabhairt don duine údaraithe san am sin agus san áit sin, nó a luaithe is féidir dá éis sin, agus, mura ndéanfaidh, beidh an duine ciontach i gcion faoin alt seo agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná cúig phunt is fiche a chur air.
Srian le ceannach bradán agus breac.
28.—(1) Faoi réir forálacha fo-alt (2) den alt seo, aon duine nach sealbhóir ar cheadúnas faoi Chuid X, nó nach gníomhaire a bheidh cuí-údaraithe i scríbhinn chuige sin thar ceann duine is sealbhóir ar cheadúnas faoi Chuid X, ar ceadúnas é a bheidh i bhfeidhm de thuras na huaire, agus a cheannóidh bradán nó breac beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear suim nach mó ná caoga punt maraon le suim nach mó ná cúig phunt in aghaidh gach bradáin agus deich scilling in aghaidh gach bric a ndearnadh an cion ina leith, agus nach mó ná céad punt san iomlán, d'fhíneáil a chur air agus beidh aon iasc a ndearnadh an cion ina leith, ar forghéilleadh mar iarmairt reachtúil de dhroim an chiontaithe.
(2) Ní bheidh feidhm ag fo-alt (1) den alt seo—
(a) maidir le bradán nó breac a cheannach bona fide ag duine nó thar a cheann le haghaidh úsáide ag an duine sa bhaile aige féin, ná
(b) maidir le bradán nó breac a cheannach bona fide ag duine nó thar a cheann le haghaidh úsáide chur críocha lónadóireachta in áitreabh ina bhfuil óstán bialann nó teach aíochta, nó soláthar cothú agus iostais nó soláthar béilí ar luaíocht, á sheoladh aige mar ghnó más—
(i) ó dhuine is sealbhóir ar cheadúnas mangaire bradán (de réir bhrí na Coda sin X) a bheidh i bhfeidhm de thuras na huaire, nó
(ii) ó iascaire a bheidh go dleathach ag tógáil agus ag marú bradán nó breac, cibé acu é, agus ar sealbhóir é (i gcás ina mbeidh aon bhradán ar áireamh sa cheannach) ar cheadúnas iascaireachta a bheidh i bhfeidhm de thuras na huaire agus a bheidh ar fáil lena úsáid le haghaidh tógáil agus marú bradán sa cheantar iascaireachta ina mbeifear tar éis an bradán a ghabháil nó a mharú,
a dhéanfar an ceannach agus, i gcás ceannach ó iascaire—
(I) go bhfaighidh an ceannaitheoir ón iascaire ráiteas i scríbhinn ina mbeidh a ainm agus a sheoladh agus (i gcás ina mbeidh aon bhradán ar áireamh sa cheannach) uimhir a cheadúnais iascaireachta agus ina ndéarfar gurb é féin a ghabh, go dleathach, an bradán nó an breac, cibé acu é, agus
(II) go gcoimeádfaidh an ceannaitheoir an ráiteas agus go dtabharfaidh sé ar aird é do chigire nuair a iarrfaidh an cigire air sin a dhéanamh.
(3) Aon duine a bheidh ag ceannach bradán nó breac agus a airbheartóidh a bheith ag gníomhú mar ghníomhaire do dhuine is sealbhóir ar cheadúnas faoi Chuid X tabharfaidh sé a údarás chun gníomhú mar ghníomhaire den sórt sin ar aird don chigire ar é á éileamh sin agus má dhiúltaíonn nó má fhaillíonn sé a údarás a thabhairt ar aird nó, ar é a thabhairt ar aird, go ndiúltóidh nó go mainneoidh sé a cheadú don chigire an t-údarás a léamh san am sin agus san áit sin, beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt a chur air.
(4) Aon duine nach ndéanfaidh, nuair a éileofar go dleathach air faoin alt seo a údarás réamhráite a thabhairt ar aird, a údarás a thabhairt ar aird toisc nach sealbhóir ar údarás é measfar gur dhiúltaigh nó gur mhainnigh sé a údarás a thabhairt ar aird de réir bhrí an ailt seo.
(5) I gcás ina ndéanfaidh duine (dá ngairtear an díoltóir san fho-alt seo) a dhíolfaidh bradán nó breac le duine eile ráiteas i scríbhinn a thabhairt de bhun fo-alt (2) den alt seo don duine eile agus go mbeidh an ráiteas sin nó aon chuid de bréagach nó míthreorach go bhfios don díoltóir beidh an díoltóir ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt a chur air.
(6) San alt seo—
maidir le “cigire”—
(a) i gcás cigire d'fheidhmiú cumhachtaí faoin alt seo i Limistéar Mhagh Bhile, ciallaíonn sé cigire arna cheapadh faoi alt 55 d'Acht Iascaigh an Fheabhail, 1952, agus
(b) in aon chás eile, tá leis an bhrí a shanntar dó le Cuid X den Phríomh-Acht;
tá le “ceadúnas faoi Chuid X” an bhrí a shanntar dó le Cuid X den Phríomh-Acht.
Cumhachtaí maidir le hiascaireacht bradán ar muir agus calú agus sealbhú bradán a ghabhadh ar muir.
29.—(1) Féadfaidh an tAire le hordú—
(a) (i) iascaireacht bradán ar muir, agus
(ii) calú bradán a gabhadh ar muir,
a thoirmeasc, a shrianadh nó a rialú ar aon slí eile, agus
(b) sealbhú bradán a gabhadh nó a calaíodh contrártha d'ordú faoin alt seo a thoirmeasc, a shrianadh nó a rialú ar shlí eile.
(2) Aon ordú faoin alt seo ag srianadh nó ag rialú ar shlí eile iascaireacht bradán féadfaidh sé, i ndáil le haon áit áirithe lena mbaineann an t-ordú, na nithe seo a leanas a fhorordú—
(a) na haicmí daoine a bhféadfar ceadúnais iascaireachta de réir bhrí an Phríomh-Achta a eisiúint chucu le haghaidh iascaireacht bradán san áit sin, na cineálacha bád agus na cineálacha ineall iascaireachta a bhféadfar ceadúnais den sórt sin a eisiúint ina leith le haghaidh iascaireachta san áit sin,
(b) an méid uasta ceadúnas den sórt sin a fhéadfaidh an bord coimeádaithe nó na boird choimeádaithe a eisiúint aon bhliain áirithe don áit sin,
(c) an t-am agus an modh ina n-iarrfar ceadúnais den sórt sin, agus
(d) an modh ina ndéanfar ceadúnais den sórt sin a dháiliú in aon chás inar mó an méid iarratas bailí ar cheadúnais a dhéanfar chun bord coimeádaithe don áit sin aon bhliain áirithe ná an méid a bheidh forordaithe faoi mhír (b) den fho-alt seo don bhliain sin maidir leis an mbord sin,
agus, d'ainneoin aon ní atá sa Phríomh-Acht, ní eiseofar ceadúnas iascaireachta contrártha d'fhoráil a bheidh in ordú faoin alt seo.
(3) Féadfaidh an tAire iascaireacht in aon áit áirithe nó ar aon mhodh áirithe a eisceadh ó fhorálacha a bheidh in ordú faoin alt seo agus fós calú agus sealbhú bradán a ghabhadh in áit nó ar mhodh a bheidh eiscthe amhlaidh.
(4) Aon duine a sháróidh foráil d'ordú faoin alt seo beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt nó príosúnacht ar feadh téarma nach faide ná sé mhí nó an fhíneáil agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile a chur air agus beidh aon bhradán a gabhadh nó a calaíodh, agus aon ghléas iascaireachta a úsáideadh, contrártha d'fhorálacha an ordaithe, ar forghéilleadh mar iarmairt reachtúil de dhroim an chiontaithe agus beidh aon bhád a úsáideadh contrártha d'fhorálacha an ordaithe agus aon iasc agus gléas iascaireachta eile a fuarthas ar bord an bháid ar forghéilleadh má ordaíonn an Chúirt amhlaidh.
(5) Féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, ordú faoin alt seo, lena n-áirítear ordú faoin bhfo-alt seo, a chúlghairm nó a leasú.
Foráil maidir le Limistéar Mhagh Bhile.
30.—(1) Beidh réim ag ailt 102, 103 agus 114 agus ag Codanna XIII go XVI (forálacha a bhaineann le hiascaigh mhara agus le nithe áirithe eile) den Phríomh-Acht maidir le Limistéar Mhagh Bhile (d'ainneoin alt 325 den Acht sin) agus, d'fhonn lán-éifeacht a thabhairt do na forálacha sin, beidh réim freisin maidir leis an Limistéar sin ag gach foráil eile den Phríomh-Acht nó den Acht seo is infheidhmithe maidir le haon cheann de na forálacha sin.
(2) Scoirfidh na forálacha de na hAchtanna Iascaigh, 1842 go 1958, a fhreagraíonn do na forálacha leathnaithe sin den Phríomh-Acht, d'fheidhm a bheith acu sa mhéid gur lean siad de bheith i bhfeidhm i Limistéar Mhagh Bhile de bhíthin oibriú alt 325 den Acht sin.
(3) Ní bheidh réim ag alt 29 den Acht seo maidir le Limistéar Mhagh Bhile.
An Ceathrú Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht a leasú.
31.—Leasaítear leis seo an Ceathrú Sceideal (a bhaineann leis na dleachtanna ar cheadúnais iascaireachta) a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht tríd an méid seo a leanas a chur isteach gCuid II den Sceideal sin:
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Pionóis áirithe faoin bPríomh-Acht a athrú.
32.—(1) Aon duine a chiontófar i gcion a bhforáiltear pionós ina leith in aon alt den Phríomh-Acht a shonraítear i gcolún (2) den Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo ag aon uimhir thagartha dlífear, in ionad cibé méid den phionós a fhoráiltear amhlaidh, arb éard é fíneáil, príosúnacht (le daorobair nó gan daorobair) fíneáil nó príosúnacht (le daorobair nó gan daorobair), nó fíneáil agus príosúnacht (le daorobair nó gan daorobair), an pionós iomchuí a chur air a shonraítear i gcolún (3) den Tábla a ghabhann leis an alt seo ag an uimhir thagartha sin agus forléireofar an t-alt sin agus beidh éifeacht aige dá réir sin.
(2) Aon duine a bheidh ciontach i gcion i gcoinne fodhlí a mbeidh feidhm ina leith ag fo-alt (2) d'alt 9 den Phríomh-Acht agus a rinneadh roimh thosach feidhme am Achta seo dlífear (d'ainneoin aon ní atá san fho-alt sin (2)) ar é a chiontú go hachomair, in ionad aon fhíneáil dá bhforáiltear leis an bhfodhlí ach i dteannta aon fhorghéilleadh dá bhforáiltear ann, fíneáil a chur air nach mó ná cúig phunt is fiche, agus beidh aon iasc a thóg sé nó a bhí ina sheilbh, go neamhdhleathach, tráth an chiona, ar forghéilleadh mar iarmairt reachtúil de dhroim an chiontaithe.
(3) Leasaítear leis seo alt 221 den Phríomh-Acht trí “fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air agus” a chur in ionad “, i gcás an chéad chiona faoin alt seo, fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt a chur air agus, i gcás an dara cion nó aon chion ina dhiaidh sin faoin alt seo, fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt agus (cibé acu arb é an chéad chion é nó nach ea)” i bhfo-alt (2).
(4) Leasaítear leis seo alt 222 den Phríomh-Acht trí “fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air agus” a chur in ionad “,i gcás an chéad chion faoin alt seo, fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt a chur air agus, i gcás an dara cion nó aon chion ina dhiaidh sin faoin alt seo, fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt agus (cibé acu arb é an chéad chion é nó nach ea),” i bhfo-alt (3).
(5) Leasaítear leis seo alt 223 den Phríomh-Acht—
(a) trí “fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air” a chur in ionad “i gcás an chéad chion faoin alt seo, fíneáil nach mó ná dhá chéad punt a chur air, agus i gcás an dara cion nó aon chion ina dhiaidh sin faoin alt seo fíneáil nach mó ná cúig chéad punt” i bhfo-alt (2),
(b) trí “nó aon iasc a ndearnadh an cion leis nó ina leith” a chur in ionad “lena ndearnadh an cion” i bhfo-alt (3), agus
(c) trí “dara” a chur in ionad “tríú” i mír (a) d'fho-alt (4), agus “aon chion” a chur in ionad “na cionta” i mír (b) den fho-alt sin.
(6) Beidh éifeacht ag an Tríú Sceideal a ghabhann leis an bPríomh-Acht ionann is dá gcuirfí—
(a) “cúig phunt is fiche” in ionad “fiche punt” i gclásal (d) d'fho-mhír (3) de mhír 11, agus
(b) “cúig phunt is fiche” in ionad “cúig phunt” i bhfomhír (3) de mhír 13.
(7) I gcás ina gciontófar duine i gcion faoin bPríomh-Acht nó faoi aon Acht ag leasú an Phríomh-Achta nach bhfuil aon fhoráil ina thaobh déanta (ar leithligh ón alt seo) maidir le haon iasc a ndearnadh an cion ina leith a fhorghéilleadh, beidh aon iasc a ndearnadh an cion ina leith ar forghéilleadh mar iarmairt reachtúil de dhroim an chiontaithe.
(8) Beidh éifeacht ag an alt seo maidir le cionta a dhéanfar tar éis tosach feidhme an ailt seo.
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Uimh. Thag. | Alt | Pionós |
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1. | 12, 13, 153, 162, 178, 179, 180, 181, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 253, 255, 265, 273, 274, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 303, 304, 306. | Fíneáil nach mó ná cúig phunt is fiche. |
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2. | 17, 91, 92, 93, 105 106, 112, 113, 119 120, 121, 122, 125 130, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 152, 163, 167, 168, 169, 294, 298. | Fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt. |
3. | 69, 123, 128, 129. | Fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt agus, i gcás ciona leanúnaigh, fíneáil bhreise (nach mó ná caoga punt ar fad) nach mó ná deich bpunt in aghaidh gach lae a leanfar den chion. |
4. | 100. | Fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt agus, i gcás ciona leanúnaigh, fíneáil bhreise (nach mó ná céad punt ar fad) nach mó ná deich bpunt in aghaidh gach lae a leanfaidh an cion tar éis a chiontú ann. |
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5. | 111. | Fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt agus fíneáil bhreise (nach mó ná caoga punt ar fad) nach mó ná punt in aghaidh an lae go dtí go gcuirfidh an cosantóir ar ais ina riocht bunaidh leaba na habhann a ndearnadh an cion ina leith faoin alt sin 111. |
6. | 124. | Fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt agus fíneáil bhreise (nach mó ná caoga punt ar fad) nach mó ná deich bpunt in aghaidh gach lae a leanfaidh an fhaillí dá dtagraítear san alt sin 124. |
7. | 172. | Fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt agus fíneáil bhreise (nach mó ná caoga punt ar fad) nach mó ná deich bpunt in aghaidh gach lae a leanfaidh an fhaillí dá dtagraítear san alt sin 172. |
8. | 127, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 177. | Fíneáil, nach mó ná céad punt ar fad, de mhéid nach mó ná caoga punt maraon le méid nach mó ná cúig phunt in aghaidh gach bradáin agus deich scilling in aghaidh gach éisc eile a ndearnadh an cion faoin alt ina leith. |
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9. | 94. | Fíneáil, nach mó ná céad punt ar fad, de mhéid nach mó ná caoga punt maraon le méid nach mó ná cúig phunt in aghaidh gach brdaáin agus deich scilling in aghaidh gach éisc eile a gabhadh le haon líon a úsáideadh ag déanamh an chiona faoin alt sin 94. |
10. | 95, 96, 131, 132, 165, 166, 170, 173, 174, 183, 231, 233, 236, 301, 308. | Fíneáil nach mó ná caoga punt nó, de rogha na Cúirte, príosúnacht ar feadh aon téarma nach faide ná sé mhí nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile. |
11. | 97, 99, 102, 103, 104, 107, 110, 114, 116, 171. | Fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt nó, de rogha na Cúirte, príosúnacht ar feadh aon téarma nach faide ná sé mhí nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile. |
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| Fíneáil, nach mó ná céad punt ar fad, de mhéid nach mó ná caoga punt maraon le méid nach mó ná cúig phunt in aghaidh gach bradáin agus deich scilling in aghaidh gach éisc eile a ndearnadh an cion faoin alt ina leith nó, de rogha na Cúirte, príosúnacht ar feadh téarma nach faide ná sé mhí nó an fhíneáil sin agus an phríosúnacht sin le chéile.
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Fodhlíthe faoin bPríomh-Acht.
33.—D'ainneoin aon ní atá sa Phríomh-Acht, féadfaidh an tAire, más oiriúnach leis—
(a) fodhlí a dhéanamh, gan fiosrú a dhéanamh roimh ré i dtaobh indéantacht an fhodhlí, faoi aon fhoráil den Phríomh-Acht a thugann cumhacht dó an fodhlí a dhéanamh, agus
(d) fodhlí a dhéanamh, gan iarratas a chur chun an Aire á iarraidh air fiosrú a chur á dhéanamh i dtaobh indéantacht an fhodhlí—
(i) ag athrú na tréimhse (ar choinníoll nach giorra ná trí bliana roimhe sin ó socraíodh í) arb éard í in aon líomatáiste séasúr coiscthe bliantúil na mbradán agus na mbreac, an séasúr coiscthe bliantúil do dhuánacht bradán, an séasúr coiscthe bliantúil do dhuánacht breac, séasúr coiscthe bliantúil na bpollán, séasúr coiscthe bliantúil na n-eascann, séasúr coiscthe na n-oisrí nó an séasúr coiscthe d'iasc sliogánach (seachas oisrí), de chineál áirithe, nó
(ii) faoi alt 272 den Phríomh-Acht.
Alt 8 den Acht um Dhlínse Mhuirí, 1959, a leasú.
34.—Déantar leis seo alt 8 (a thugann cumhacht don Aire a údarú go ndéanfadh báid choigríche iascaireacht laistigh de theorainneacha iascaigh eisiatacha an Stáit) den Acht um Dhlínse Mhuirí, 1959, a leasú trí “chun críocha túrgnaimh i ndáil le hiascaireacht mhara,” a scriosadh as fo-alt (1).
Stoic éisc a chaomhnú agus leas réasúnach a bhaint as iascaigh.
35.—(1) I gcás inar deimhin leis an Aire, ag féachaint d'aon chomhaontú idirnáisiúnta ar páirtí ann an Stát, gur gá sin a dhéanamh, féadfaidh an tAire le hordú cibé beartanna is cuí leis an Aire a fhorordú agus a dhéanamh chun stoic éisc a chaomhnú agus leas réasúnach a bhaint as iascaigh.
(2) Gach duine a dhéanfaidh sárú, nó a thabharfaidh faoi shárú a dhéanamh, ar aon fhoráil d'ordú faoin Acht seo beidh sé ciontach i gcion agus ar a chiontú go hachomair dlífear fíneáil nach mó ná céad punt a chur air agus beidh feidhm ag forálacha Chaibidil IV de Chuid XIII den Phríomh-Acht i gcás aon chiona den sórt sin ionann is dá ndéanfaí, in ionad ná dtagairtí atá ann do chion faoin gCuid sin, tagairtí do chion faoin alt seo a chur ina n-ionad.
(3) I gcás duine a chiontú i gcion faoin alt seo, beidh aon ghléas iascaireachta nó aon iasc a ndearnadh an cion leis nó maidir leis ar forghéilleadh mar iarmairt reachtúil de dhroim an chiontaithe.
(4) I gcás ina ndéanfar an dara cion nó aon chion ina dhiaidh sin faoin alt seo ar bord an bháid chéanna, cibé acu arb é an duine ciontaithe an duine céanna ar gach ócáid nó nach ea, agus go mbeidh an bád tráth déanta an chiona ar úinéireacht nó páirtúinéireacht ag duine ba úinéir nó páirt-úinéir ar an mbád tráth déanta aon chiona roimhe sin, féadfaidh an Chúirt, i dteannta aon phionóis nó pionós eile faoin alt seo, a ordú go bhforghéillfear an bád.
(5) Beidh ag oifigeach cosanta iascaigh mhara, d'fhonn ordú faoin alt seo a chur i bhfeidhm, maidir le haon bhád iascaireachta mara agus maidir le húinéir, máistir nó foireann an chéanna, na cumhachtaí céanna a thugtar d'oifigeach cosanta iascaigh mhara le fo-alt (1) d'alt 233 den Phríomh-Acht agus beidh feidhm dá réir sin ag forálacha an ailt sin agus alt 234 den Acht sin.
(6) Féadfaidh an tAire, le hordú, ordú faoin alt seo, lena n-áirítear ordú faoin bhfo-alt seo, a chúlghairm nó a leasú.
(7) San alt seo tá le “máistir”, “bád iascaireachta mara” agus “oifigeach cosanta iascaigh mhara” na bríonna a shanntar dóibh le Cuid XIII den Phríomh-Acht.
Orduithe a leagan faoi bhráid Thithe an Oireachtais.
36.—Gach ordú a dhéanfaidh an tAire faoin Acht seo leagfar é faoi bhráid gach Tí den Oireachtas a luaithe is féidir é tar éis a dhéanta agus, má dhéanann ceachtar Teach acu sin, laistigh den lá agus fiche a shuífidh an Teach sin tar éis an t-ordú a leagan faoina bhráid amhlaidh, rún a rith ag neamhniú an ordaithe, beidh an t-ordú ar neamhní dá réir sin ach sin gan dochar d'aon ní a rinneadh roimhe sin faoin ordú.
Aisghairm.
37.—Aisghairtear leis seo ailt 133, 147, mír (b) d'fho-alt (1) d'alt 151 agus fo-alt (2) d'alt 230 den Phríomh-Acht.
Gearrtheideal, comhlua, forléiriú agus tosach feidhme.
38.—(1) Féadfar an tAcht Iascaigh (Leasú), 1962, a ghairm den Acht seo.
(2) Féadfar na hAchtanna Iascaigh, 1959 agus 1962, a ghairm den Phríomh-Acht agus den Acht seo le chéile.
(3) Forléireofar an Príomh-Acht agus an tAcht seo le chéile mar aon ní amháin.
(4) Tiocfaidh an tAcht seo i ngníomh cibé lá nó laethanta a shocrófar chuige sin le hordú nó le horduithe ón Aire faoin alt seo, go ginearálta, nó maidir le haon chríoch nó foráil áirithe agus féadfar laethanta éagsúla a shocrú amhlaidh le haghaidh críocha éagsúla agus forálacha éagsúla.
Number 31 of 1962.
FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1962.
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Acts Referred to | |
1952, No. 5 | |
1959, No. 14 | |
Probation of Offenders Act, 1907 | 1907, c. 17 |
Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 | 1894, c. 60 |
1955, No. 29 | |
Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851 | 1851, c. 93 |
1959, No. 22 | |
Number 31 of 1962.
FISHERIES (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1962.
Interpretation.
1.—In this Act—
“the Minister” means the Minister for Lands;
“Moville Area” has the meaning assigned to it by the Foyle Fisheries Act, 1952;
“the Principal Act” means the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959.
Amendment of section 3 of Principal Act.
2.—(1) Subsection (1) of section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of “deleterious matter” of the following definition:
“‘deleterious matter’ means any substance (including any explosive, liquid or gas) the entry or discharge of which into any waters is liable to render those or any other waters poisonous or injurious to fish, spawning grounds or the food of any fish or to injure fish in their value as human food or to impair the usefulness of the bed and soil of any waters as spawning grounds or their capacity to produce the food of fish;”.
(2) Subsection (1) of section 3 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution in the definition of “election year” of “1964” for “1961” and of “fifth” for “third”.
Amendment of section 9 of Principal Act.
3.—Section 9 (which empowers the Minister to make certain bye-laws) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the insertion in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) after “cease” of “including bye-laws varying the weekly close time in relation to any river or the weekly close time in relation to any fishing weir which is the subject of an order under subsection (2) of section 107 (being bye-laws which do not reduce the weekly close time to less than forty-eight hours)”,
(b) the insertion in subsection (1) after paragraph (g) of the following paragraph:
“(gg) the imposition of prohibitions or restrictions of an emergency character on the taking by any specified engine or engines of the several species of fish or of any of those species for a specified period not exceeding one year in duration where, in the opinion of the Minister, such prohibitions or restrictions are necessary,”, and
(c) the insertion after subsection (3) of the following subsection:
“(4) Subsection (2) of this section shall not apply in relation to bye-laws made under this Act after the commencement of section 3 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962, and if any person contravenes (whether by act or omission) any such bye-law, he shall be guilty of an offence against this Act and shall, where no other penalty is provided under this Act, be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds and any fish illegally taken by him or in his possession at the time of the offence and also any fishing engine or thing by means or in respect of which the offence is committed shall, as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited.”
Saving for acts done for artificial propagation, scientific purposes or improvement of fisheries.
4.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 14 of the Principal Act:
“14. (1) Subject to subsection (2) of this section, nothing in this Act or in any instrument made thereunder shall prohibit anything done by the Minister or a person previously authorised in writing by the Minister in that behalf for the purpose of the artificial propagation of fish, for some scientific purpose or for the improvement or development of any fishery.
(2) Nothing shall be done pursuant to subsection (1) of this section in relation to a several fishery without the consent of the owner thereof.
(3) A person authorised by the Minister under this section to do anything shall be furnished by the Minister with a certificate of such authorisation and when doing anything pursuant to the authorisation shall, if requested by any person affected, produce the certificate to that person.”
Qualification of conservators.
5.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 25 of the Principal Act:
“25.—A person shall not be eligible at any particular time for election to the office of conservator for any electoral division unless, either—
(a) he would, if an election for that electoral division were held at that particular time, be entitled under subsection (2) or (4) of section 24 to vote at the election, or
(b) (i) he is the rated occupier of a fishery of which the rateable value is less than fifty pounds and which is in the fishery district which includes that electoral division, and
(ii) he has paid the fishery rate in respect thereof for the fishery year immediately preceding the year in which the election for such office takes place and the amount thereof is not less than one pound.”
Amendment of section 27 of Principal Act.
6.—Section 27 (which provides for elections to boards of conservators) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (5) of the following subsection:
“(5) (a) The Minister may make such regulations as he thinks proper in relation to elections of members of boards of conservators and every such election shall be carried out in accordance with the regulations (if any) made under this subsection.
(b) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (a) of this subsection, regulations under this subsection may provide for—
(i) nomination of candidates for election as members of boards of conservators,
(ii) postal voting at elections of members of boards of conservators.
(c) Regulations under this subsection may amend or repeal any provision of this section (other than this subsection) and, if regulations amending or repealing any provision of this section are made under this subsection, this section shall be construed and have effect subject to such amendment or repeal, as the case may be.”
Amendment of section 33 of Principal Act.
7.—Section 33 (which provides for the filling of casual vacancies in the membership of boards of conservators) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following subsection:
“(3) A member of a board of conservators who is disqualified under section 31 shall not be eligible for election to any board of conservators under this section before the date of the election of conservators under section 27 to the last mentioned board next following the date of the disqualification.”
Amendment of section 49 of Principal Act.
8.—Section 49 (which relates to the Salmon Conservancy Fund) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion in paragraph (a) of subsection (9) after subparagraph (i) of the following subparagraph:
“(ia) such sums as he thinks proper towards the expenses of the inland fisheries consultative and advisory body known as the Council of Boards of Fishery Conservators,”.
Extension of powers of Court under sections 78 and 90 of Principal Act.
9.—(1) Where, pursuant to the powers conferred on it by section 78 or section 90 (which sections provide for the forfeiture of certain fishing licences), as amended by subsection (2) of this section, of the Principal Act, a Court directs a fishing licence or an oyster fishing licence, as the case may be, to be forfeited, the Court may, in addition, declare that the holder of the licence directed to be forfeited shall be disqualified for holding any such licence during such period not exceeding one year as the Court may specify and, where the Court declares that a person shall be disqualified for holding a licence of any particular kind, the holder shall be disqualified for holding a licence of that kind during the period specified by the Court and, notwithstanding anything contained in sections 71, 76 and 280 of the Principal Act, a licence of that kind shall not be issued to such holder in respect of the period specified by the Court.
(2) Section 90 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the substitution in subsection (1) of “fishing licence or licences or an oyster fishing licence or licences” for “licence or licences to fish for salmon or trout”, and
(b) the insertion after subsection (2) of the following subsection:
“(3) Where a person who is not the holder of a fishing licence or an oyster fishing licence is convicted of an offence under any provision of this Act, the Court by whom the person is convicted may, in addition to any other penalty, declare that the person shall be disqualified for holding a fishing licence or an oyster fishing licence during such period not exceeding one year as the Court may specify and, where the Court declares that a person shall be disqualified for holding a licence of any particular kind, the person shall be disqualified for holding a licence of that kind during the period specified by the Court and, notwithstanding anything contained in sections 71, 76 and 280 of this Act, a licence of that kind shall not be issued to such person in respect of the period specified by the Court.”
Possession of nets, etc., for purposes of section 96 of Principal Act.
10.—Where a person is charged with an offence under section 96 (which restricts the possession of illegal nets and instruments) of the Principal Act in relation to a net, other instrument, lureor bait found on his person or in a boat or vehicle belonging to, or on any lands, tenements or hereditaments occupied by, him, he shall (unless he satisfies the Court that, without his knowledge or consent, another person put the net, other instrument, lure or bait, as the case may be, in the place where it was found) be deemed, for the purposes of the said section 96, to have in his possession or control the net, other instrument, lure or bait, as the case may be.
Use of fixed engines for the capture of eels.
11.—The Minister may by bye-law authorise, subject to such conditions as he thinks proper, the placing, erection, fishing with and use of any fixed engine for the capture of eels, at any specified place in tidal waters and, where a bye-law under this section is in force, then, notwithstanding anything contained in sections 102 and 103 (which prohibit the placing or use of fixed engines in certain places) of the Principal Act, the placing, erection, fishing with or use, in accordance with the conditions (if any) specified in the bye-law, of any fixed engine for the capture of eels at the place, shall not be an offence under the said section 102 or 103.
Guiding walls.
12.—(1) The Minister may, if he so thinks fit and subject to such conditions (if any) as he may specify, grant exemption either for a limited time or without limitation as to time in relation to a specified fishing weir or fishing mill dam used solely for the capture of eels from the provisions of section 114 (which relates to the construction of guiding walls appurtenant to fishing weirs and fishing mill dams) of the Principal Act.
(2) The Minister may, at any time, revoke or amend an exemption given under this section.
Amendment of section 139 of Principal Act.
13.—Section 139 (which defines “the weekly close time”) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for subsection (2) of the following subsection:
“(2) Where bye-laws under section 9 are in force varying the weekly close time referred to in subsection (1) or (3) of this section, references in this Act to that weekly close time shall be construed as references to that weekly close time as so varied.”
Application for certificate of fitness to hold Part X licence.
14.—(1) A person making an application to a District Justice under section 158 (which provides for the granting by the District Court of a certificate of fitness to hold a Part X licence) of the Principal Act for a certificate under that section in relation to a salmon dealer's or salmon exporter's licence shall give notice in writing of the application to the board of conservators for each fishery district in which he carries on or proposes to carry on the business of selling or exporting (as the case may be) salmon and trout not less than fourteen days before the date of the hearing of the application and each such board shall, through its clerk or other officer nominated by the board for the purpose, be entitled to appear in Court and be heard on the hearing of the application.
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section the Moville Area shall be deemed to be a fishery district and the Foyle Fisheries Commission shall be deemed to be the board of conservators therefor.
Amendment of section 163 of Principal Act.
15.—Section 163 (which provides for the keeping of registers by dealers in and exporters of salmon and trout) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the insertion after subsection (3) of the following subsection :
“(3A) It shall be the duty of every holder of a Part X licence to preserve and retain any register kept by him in pursuance of this section for a period of six months after the expiration of the latest year in which an entry was made in that register.”, and
(b) the insertion in subsection (4) after paragraph (c) of the following paragraph :
“(cc) fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (3A) of this section, or”.
Penalty for use or possession of deleterious matter.
16.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 164 of the Principal Act:
“164. (1) If any person uses in any waters any deleterious matter for the capture, destruction or injury of fish he shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
(2) If any person being on the bank of or near any waters has in his possession or under his control any deleterious matter he shall be guilty of an offence under this section.
(3) It shall be a good defence to a charge under subsection (2) for the defendant to prove that the deleterious matter was in his possession or under his control for an innocent purpose.
(4) Every person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment,
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(5) Subsection (1) of section 1 of the Probation of Offenders Act, 1907, shall not apply in relation to an offence under this section.
(6) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this section any deleterious matter found in his possession or control in respect of which the offence was committed shall, as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited.”
Amendment of section 166 of Principal Act.
17.—(1) Section 166 (which provides a penalty for using certain instruments for taking fish) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the insertion in subsection (1) after “strokehaul,” of “snare, tailer,”, and
(b) the insertion in paragraph (a) of subsection (3) before “gaff” of “tailer or”.
(2) Where a person is charged with an offence under the said section 166 in relation to an instrument to which that section applies found on his person, in a boat or vehicle belonging to, or on any lands, tenements or hereditaments occupied by, him, he shall (unless he satisfies the Court that, without his knowledge or consent, another person put the instrument in the place where it was found) be deemed, for the purposes of the said section 166, to have the instrument in his possession or control
Amendment of section 172 of Principal Act.
18.—Section 172 (which provides for the protection of water from pollution) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the deletion of subsection (1), and
(b) the substitution of “deleterious matter” for “deleterious liquid” in subsection (2).
Amendment of section 219 of Principal Act.
19.—(1) Section 219 (which contains definitions for the purposes of Part XIII of the Principal Act) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the substitution for the definition of “Irish sea-fishing boat” of the following definition:
“‘Irish sea-fishing boat’ means a sea-fishing boat which either—
(a) (i) is registered in the State under Part IV of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and
(ii) in the case of a boat becoming registered under the said Part IV after the 1st day of July, 1962, and exceeding thirty-five feet over all in length, is registered under the Mercantile Marine Act, 1955,
or
(b) (i) is exempted from registration under the said Part IV by regulations under section 373 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and
(ii) is wholly owned by an Irish citizen or a body corporate established under and subject to the law of the State and having its principal place of business in the State;”
(2) There may be prescribed from time to time, if the Minister so thinks fit, a number of feet other than thirty-five for the purposes of the definition of “Irish sea-fishing boat” (inserted by this section) in section 219 of the Principal Act and, where a number of feet stands prescribed under this subsection, the reference in the said definition to thirty-five shall be deemed to be a reference to that number and the definition shall be construed and have effect accordingly.
(3) A certificate under the hand of the registrar of ships for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and the Mercantile Marine Act, 1955, at any port of registry in the State that a boat specified in the certificate is not registered in accordance withparagraph (a) of the definition of “Irish sea-fishing boat” (inserted by this section) in section 219 of the Principal Act at that port of registry shall be conclusive evidence that the boat is not so registered and certificates as aforesaid in relation to every port of registry in the State shall be conclusive evidence that the boat is not so registered in the State and it shall not be necessary to prove the signature of a registrar or that he was in fact a registrar.
Restriction of section 10 of Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851.
20.—Paragraph 4 (which prescribes time limits for the making of complaints in cases of summary jurisdiction) of section 10 of the Petty Sessions (Ireland) Act, 1851, shall not apply to a complaint in respect of an offence under section 221, 222 or 223 of the Principal Act.
Amendment of section 228 of Principal Act.
21.—Section 228 (which prohibits having undersized sea-fish in possession for sale on board a sea-fishing boat) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion in subsection (3) after “destroyed” in both places where it occurs of “or returned to the sea”.
Amendment of section 229 of Principal Act.
22.—Section 229 (which prohibits the landing or selling of undersized sea-fish) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the insertion in subsection (3) after “destroyed” in both places where it occurs of “or returned to the sea”, and
(b) the insertion in paragraph (a) of subsection (4) after “shop” of “or in any store, storage pond, container or other place or thing where fish are kept”.
Amendment of section 231 of Principal Act.
23.—Section 231 (which confers powers of inspection and detention on sea fisheries protection officers) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (3):
“(3A) Where a sea fisheries protection officer detains in his custody under the authority of this section any live sea-fish, he may produce the sea-fish to a PeaceCommissioner and, if authorised so to do by the Peace Commissioner, shall return the sea-fish to the sea.”, and
(b) the insertion in subsection (4) after “destroyed” of “or returned to the sea” and after “destroy the sea-fish” of “or return the sea-fish to the sea, as the case may be”.
Use of boat or vehicle as aid to commission of offence.
24.—(1) The Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion in Part XVII before section 286 of the following section:
“285A. (1) If any person uses a boat or vehicle as an aid to the commission of an offence under any provision of this Act or any Act amending this Act or of an instrument made under this Act or any Act amending this Act he shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment,
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both such fine and such imprisonment.
(2) (a) Subject to paragraph (c) of this subsection, where a person is convicted of an offence under any provision of this Act or any Act amending this Act or of an instrument made under this Act or any Act amending this Act, any boat used in the commission or as an aid to the commission of the offence shall, as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited.
(b) Where a person is convicted on indictment of an offence under any provision of this Act that is triable on indictment, any vehicle used in the commission or as an aid to the commission of the offence may be forfeited by order of the Court.
(c) Paragraph (a) of this subsection shall not apply in relation to a boat used by a person who is not the owner thereof if the owner proves that such use was without his knowledge or consent.
(3) This section does not apply to offences under Part XIII of this Act or section 35 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962.”
(2) Subsection (2) of section 285A (inserted by this section) of the Principal Act shall have effect as respects offences committed after the commencement of this section.
Amendment of section 301 of Principal Act.
25.—Section 301 (which confers powers of inspection and detention on authorised officers) of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the insertion in paragraph (b) of subsection (2) after subparagraph (iv) of the following subparagraph:
“(iva) any hotel, guest house, restaurant, or other premises or place at which board and lodging or meals are provided for reward, or”, and
(b) the insertion in subsection (2) after paragraph (f) of the following paragraph:
“(ff) to take, remove and detain in his custody any boat or vehicle liable or believed to be liable to forfeiture under this Act,”.
Procedure for disposal of boat or fishing engine seized.
26.—The following section is hereby substituted for section 302 of the Principal Act:
“302. Where a person, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by this Part, seizes any boat or fishing engine, he shall, as soon as may be, apply to the District Justice in whose district it was seized for an order for its disposal under this section and thereupon the following provisions shall have effect :
(a) if, in the case of a boat, the Justice finds that, at the time of its seizure, it had been, was being, or was about to be, used for a purpose which under this Act is unlawful, he shall order it to be forfeited;
(b) if, in the case of a fishing engine, the Justice finds that it is one the use of which is prohibited by law, he shall order it to be forfeited and destroyed;
(c) if, in the case of a fishing engine, the Justice finds that it is a lawful fishing engine which at the time of its seizure had been, was being, or was about to be, unlawfully used, he shall order it to be forfeited;
(d) in any other case, the Justice shall order the boat or fishing engine to be returned to the person who appears to him to be the owner thereof.”
Evidence of identity of persons producing licences.
27.—Any person who produces to an authorised person a fishing licence or an oyster fishing licence, as the case may be, shall on demand furnish the authorised person then and there, or as soon as may be thereafter, with evidence of his identity and, in default, the person shall be guilty of an offence under this section and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds.
Restriction on purchase of salmon and trout.
28.—(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of this section, a person who is not the holder, or the agent duly authorised in writing in that behalf of the holder, of a Part X licence for the time being in force and who buys salmon or trout shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine, not exceeding one hundred pounds in all, of an amount not exceeding fifty pounds together with an amount not exceeding five pounds for each salmon and ten shillings for each trout in respect of which the offence is committed and any fish in respect of which the offence is committed shall, as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply in relation to—
(a) the bona fide purchase by or on behalf of a person of salmon or trout for use by the person in his own home,
or
(b) the bona fide purchase of salmon or trout by or on behalf of any person for use for catering purposes in premises in which he carries on the business of a hotel, restaurant or guest house or of providing board and lodging or meals for reward if the purchase is made from—
(i) the holder of a salmon dealer's licence (within the meaning of the said Part X) for the time being in force, or
(ii) a fisherman who is lawfully engaged in taking and killing salmon or trout, as the case may be, and who (where the purchase includes any salmon) is the holder of a fishing licence which is for the time being in force and is available for use for the taking and killing of salmon in the fishery district in which the salmon is taken or killed,
and, in the case of a purchase from a fisherman, the purchaser—
(I) obtains from the fisherman a statement in writing containing his name and address and (where the purchase includes any salmon) the number of his fishing licence and stating that the salmon or trout, as the case may be, is of his own lawful capture, and
(II) retains the statement and produces it to an inspector when requested by the inspector to do so.
(3) A person who is buying salmon or trout and purports to be acting as an agent of the holder of a Part X licence shall produce on demand by the inspector his authorisation to act as such agent and if he refuses or fails to produce his authorisation or, on the production thereof, refuses or fails to permit the inspector to read the authorisation there and then, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.
(4) A person who when the production of his authorisation aforesaid is lawfully demanded of him under this section does not produce the authorisation because he is not the holder of an authorisation shall be deemed to refuse or fail to produce his authorisation within the meaning of this section.
(5) Where, pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, a person (in this subsection referred to as the vendor) selling salmon ortrout to another person gives to that other person a statement in writing which, or any part of which, is, to the knowledge of the vendor, false or misleading, the vendor shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds.
(6) In this section—
“inspector”—
(a) in the case of the exercise by an inspector of powers under this section in the Moville Area, means an inspector appointed under section 55 of the Foyle Fisheries Act, 1952, and
(b) in any other case, has the meaning assigned to it by Part X of the Principal Act;
“Part X licence” has the meaning assigned to it by Part X of the Principal Act.
Powers in relation to fishing for salmon at sea and landing and possession of salmon caught at sea.
29.—(1) The Minister may by order—
(a) prohibit, restrict or otherwise control—
(i) fishing for salmon at sea, and
(ii) the landing of salmon caught at sea,
and
(b) prohibit, restrict or otherwise control the having in possession of salmon caught or landed contrary to an order under this section.
(2) An order under this section restricting or otherwise controlling fishing for salmon may, as respects any particular place to which the order applies, prescribe—
(a) the classes of persons to whom there may be issued fishing licences within the meaning of the Principal Act for fishing for salmon in that place, the classes of boats and the kind of fishing engines in respect of which such licences for fishing in that place may be issued,
(b) the maximum number of such licences which may be issued in any year by the board or boards of conservators for that place,
(c) the time and manner of application for such licences, and
(d) the manner in which such licences shall be allocated in any case where the number of valid applications for licences to a board of conservators for that place in any year exceeds the number prescribed under paragraph (b) of this subsection in respect of that year in relation to that board,
and, notwithstanding anything contained in the Principal Act, a fishing licence shall not be issued in contravention of a provision of an order under this section.
(3) The Minister may except from the provisions of an order under this section fishing in any particular place or by any particular method and the landing and having in possession of salmon caught in a place or by a method so excepted.
(4) A person who contravenes a provision of an order under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to both such fine and such imprisonment and any salmon caught or landed, and fishing gear used, in contravention of the provisions of the order shall, as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited and any boat used in contravention of the provisions of the order and any other fish and fishing gear found on board the boat shall, if the Court so orders, be forfeited.
(5) The Minister may by order revoke or amend an order under this section, including an order under this subsection.
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.
(2) The provisions of the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1958, corresponding to the said extended provisions of the Principal Act shall, in so far as they continued to be in force in the Moville Area by reason of the operation of section 325 of that Act, cease to be in force.
(3) Section 29 of this Act shall not extend to the Moville Area.
Amendment of Fourth Schedule to Principal Act.
31.—The Fourth Schedule (which relates to the duties on fishing licences) to the Principal Act is hereby amended by the insertion in Part II of that Schedule of
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Alteration of certain penalties under Principal Act.
32.—(1) A person convicted of an offence for which a penalty is provided in any section of the Principal Act specified in column (2) of the Table to this section at any reference number shall, in lieu of so much of the penalty so provided as consists of a fine, imprisonment (whether with or without hard labour), a fine or imprisonment (whether with or without hard labour), or a fine and imprisonment (whether with or without hard labour), be liable to the appropriate penalty specified in column (3) of the Table to this section at that reference number and that section shall be construed and have effect accordingly.
(2) Any person guilty of an offence against a bye-law in relation to which subsection (2) of section 9 of the Principal Act applies and which is made before the commencement of this section shall (notwithstanding anything contained in the said subsection (2)) be liable on summary conviction, in lieu of any fine provided for by the bye-law but in addition to any forfeiture provided for therein, to a fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds, and any fish illegally taken by him or in his possession at the time of the offence, shall, as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited.
(3) Section 221 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion in subsection (2) of “, in the case of a first offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence under this section,” and of “(whether the offence is a first offence or not)”.
(4) Section 222 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by the deletion in subsection (3) of “, in the case of a first offence under this section to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds and, in the case of a second or any subsequent offence under this section” and of “(whether the offence is a first offence or not)”.
(5) Section 223 of the Principal Act is hereby amended by—
(a) the substitution in subsection (2) of “to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds” for “, in the case of a first offence under this section, to a fine not exceeding two hundred pounds, and in the case of a second or any subsequent offence under this section to a fine not exceeding five hundred pounds”,
(b) the substitution in subsection (3) of “or fish by means of or in relation to” for “by means of”, and
(c) the substitution of “second” for “third” in paragraph (a) of subsection (4), and of “any previous offence” for “the previous offences” in paragraph (b) of that subsection.
(6) The Third Schedule to the Principal Act shall have effect as if—
(a) “twenty-five pounds” were substituted for “twenty pounds” in clause (d) of subparagraph (3) of paragraph 11, and
(b) “twenty-five pounds” were substituted for “five pounds” in subparagraph (3) of paragraph 13.
(7) Where a person is convicted of an offence under the Principal Act or any Act amending the Principal Act in relation to which provision is not made (apart from this section) for the forfeiture on conviction of any fish in respect of which the offence is committed, any fish in respect of which the offence is committed shall, as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited.
(8) This section shall have effect as respects offences committed after the commencement of this section.
TABLE.
Ref. No. | Section | Penalty |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
1. | 12, 13, 153, 162, 178, 179, 180, 181, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 253, 255, 265, 273, 274, 285, 286, 287, 288, 289, 290, 291, 303, 304, 306. | A fine not exceeding twenty-five pounds. |
2. | 17, 91, 92, 93, 105, 106, 112, 113, 119, 120, 121, 122, 125, 130, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 152, 163, 167, 168, 169, 294, 298. | A fine not exceeding fifty pounds. |
3. | 69, 123, 128, 129. | A fine not exceeding fifty pounds and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine (not exceeding fifty pounds in all) not exceeding ten pounds for each day during which the offence is continued. |
4. | 100. | A fine not exceeding one hundred pounds and, in the case of a continuing offence, a further fine (not exceeding one hundred pounds in all) not exceeding ten pounds for each day during which the offence continues after conviction thereof. |
5. | 111. | A fine not exceeding fifty pounds and a further fine (not exceeding fifty pounds in all) not exceeding one pound per day until the defendant restores the bed of the river in respect of which the offence under the said section 111 is committed to its original state. |
6. | 124. | A fine not exceeding fifty pounds and a further fine (not exceeding fifty pounds in all) not exceeding ten pounds for each day during which the neglect referred to in the said section 124 continues. |
7. | 172. | A fine not exceeding fifty pounds and a further fine (not exceeding fifty pounds in all) not exceeding ten pounds for each day during which the failure referred to in the said section 172 continues. |
8. | 127, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 177. | A fine, not exceeding one hundred pounds in all, of an amount not exceeding fifty pounds together with an amount not exceeding five pounds for each salmon and ten shillings for each other fish in respect of which the offence under the section is committed. |
9. | 94. | A fine, not exceeding one hundred pounds in all, of an amount not exceeding fifty pounds together with an amount not exceeding five pounds for each salmon and ten shillings for each other fish caught by means of any net used in the commission of the offence under the said section 94. |
10. | 95, 96, 131, 132, 165, 166, 170, 173, 174, 183, 231, 233, 236, 301, 308. | A fine not exceeding fifty pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or both such fine and such imprisonment. |
11. | 97, 99, 102, 103, 104, 107, 110, 114, 116, 171. | A fine not exceeding one hundred pounds or, at the discretion of the Court, imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months or both such fine and such imprisonment. |
12. | 156, 157, 176, 182. | A fine, not exceeding one hundred pounds in all, of an amount not exceeding fifty pounds together with an amount not exceeding five pounds for each salmon and ten shillings for each other fish in respect of which the offence under the section is committed or, at the discretion of the Court, imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or both such fine and such imprisonment. |
Bye-laws under Principal Act.
33.—Notwithstanding anything contained in the Principal Act, the Minister may, if he so thinks fit—
(a) make a bye-law, without previously having held an inquiry into the feasibility of making the bye-law, under any provision of the Principal Act empowering him to make a bye-law, and
(b) make a bye-law, without an application having been made to the Minister to have an inquiry held into the feasibility of making the bye-law—
(i) altering the period (provided that it has been fixed not less than three years previously) which is in any locality the annual close season for salmon and trout, the annual close season for angling for salmon, the annual close season for angling for trout, the annual close season for pollen, the annual close season for eels, the close season for oysters, or the close season for molluscs (other than oysters) of a particular kind, or
(ii) under section 272 of the Principal Act.
Amendment of section 8 of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959.
34.—Section 8 (which empowers the Minister to authorise fishing by foreign boats within the exclusive fishery limits of the State) of the Maritime Jurisdiction Act, 1959, is hereby amended by the deletion in subsection (1) of “for experimental purposes in connection with sea-fishing,”.
Conservation of fish stocks and rational exploitation of fisheries.
35.—(1) Where the Minister, having regard to any international agreement to which the State is a party, is satisfied that it is necessary so to do, the Minister may by order prescribe and adopt such measures of conservation of fish stocks and rational exploitation of fisheries as the Minister thinks proper.
(2) Every person who contravenes or attempts to contravene any provision of an order under this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds and the provisions of Chapter IV of Part XIII of the Principal Act shall apply to any such offence as if, for references therein to an offence under that Part, there were substituted references to an offence under this section.
(3) Where a person is convicted of an offence under this section, any fishing gear or fish by means of or in relation to which the offence was committed shall, as a statutory consequence of conviction, stand forfeited.
(4) Where a second or any subsequent offence under this section has been committed on board the same boat, whether the person convicted is or is not the same person on each occasion, and the boat is at the time of the commission of the offence owned or part owned by a person who was the owner or part owner of the boat on the occasion of the commission of any previous offence, the Court may, in addition to any other penalty or penalties under this section, order the boat to be forfeited.
(5) A sea fisheries protection officer shall, for the purpose of enforcing an order under this section, have in relation to any sea-fishing boat and the owner, master or crew thereof the like powers as are conferred upon a sea fisheries protection officer by subsection (1) of section 233 of the Principal Act and the provisions of that section and of section 234 of that Act shall apply accordingly.
(6) The Minister may by order revoke or amend an order under this section, including an order under this subsection.
(7) In this section “master”, “sea-fishing boat” and “sea fisheries protection officer” have the meanings assigned to them by Part XIII of the Principal Act.
Laying of orders before Houses of Oireachtas.
36.—Every order made by the Minister under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the order is passed by either such House within the next subsequent twenty-one days on which that House has sat after the order is laid before it, the order shall be annulled accordingly but without prejudice to anything previously done thereunder.
Repeals.
37.—Sections 133, 147, paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 151 and subsection (2) of section 230 of the Principal Act are hereby repealed.
Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.
38.—(1) This Act may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1962.
(2) The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Fisheries Acts, 1959 and 1962.
(3) The Principal Act and this Act shall be construed together as one.
(4) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as, by order or orders made by the Minister under this section, may be fixed therefor either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions.