Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1842
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1842 c. 106 |
(5 & 6 Vict.) C A P. CVI.
[10th August 1842]
'WHEREAS it is expedient to consolidate and amend the several Acts now in force inIreland relating to the Fisheries thereof; and that for such Purpose all Enactments now in force in Ireland relating to the Fisheries thereof should be repealed:' Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, That from and after the passing of this Act the several Acts and Parts of Acts herein-after mentioned, so far only as they or any of them relate to the Fisheries ofIreland , and all Acts or Parts of Acts continuing or perpetuating the same, so far only as relates to such Continuation or Perpetuation, and all Enactments whatsoever now in force inIreland relating to the Fisheries thereof, shall be repealed (except only so far as is hereinafter excepted and provided for); that is to say,
An Act passed in the Parliament ofIreland in the Fifth Year of the Reign of King Edward the Fourth, intituledAn Act that no Ship or other Vessel of arty Foreign Country shall go to fishing in the Irish Countries; and for Custom to be paid off the Vessel that cometh from Foreign Lands to fishing :
So much of an Act passed in the said Parliament in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Reign of King the Eighth, intituledAn Act for the Wears upon the Barrow and other Waters in the County of Kilkenny, is relates to the destroying of Salmon Fry therein:
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Eleventh Year of the Reign of QueenElizabeth , intituled :
Two Acts passed in the said Parliament in the Tenth Year of the Reign of King the First, one in the Second Session of such Year, intituledAn Act for the better Preservation of Fishing in the Counties of Dublin, Wicklow, Wexford, Waterford, Cork, Kerry, Clare, Galway, Mayo, Sligo, and all other Counties and Places within the Realm of Ireland and the Dominions thereof adjoining to the Sea Coast, and for the Relief of Balkers, Corders, and Fishermen against malicious Suits , and the other in the Third Session of such Year, intituled :
So much of an Act passed in the said Parliament in the Tenth Year of the Reign of King the Third, intituledAn Act for the Preservation of the Game, and the more easy Conviction of such as shall destroy the same , as relates to the Preservation of Fish, and as prevents the Persons therein specified from fishing:
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Second Year of the Reign of King the First, intituledAn Act to prevent the Destruction of Salmon Fry, and better preserving the Salmon Fishery in this Kingdom :
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the same Reign, intituled :
So much of an Act passed in the said Parliament in the Fifth Year of the Reign of King the Second, intituledAn Act for explaining and amending an Act made in the Twenty-eighth Year of the Reign of King Henry the Eighth, intituled 'An Act for the Wears upon the Barrow and other Waters in the County of Kilkenny,' as relates to Fishermen or Apprentices fishing in navigable Rivers or Waters:
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Thirty-first Year of the same Reign, intituled :
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Third Year of the Reign of King the Third, intituledAn Act to explain and amend the several Laws made in this Kingdom, for the effectual Preservation of Salmon Fish :
So much of an Act passed in the said Parliament in the Session holden in the Thirteenth and FourteenthYears of the same Reign, intituledAn Act for renewing and continuing several temporary Statutes, and to prevent the destructive Practice of trawling for Fish in the Bay of Dublin, as relates to the trawling for Fish in the Bay of Dublin :
So much of an Act passed in the said Parliament in the Session holden in the Fifteenth and SixteenthYears of the same Reign, intituledAn Act for amending and rendering more effectual an Act passed in the last Session of Parliament, intituled 'An Act for renewing and continuing several temporary Statutes, and to prevent the destructive Practice of trawling for Fish in the Bay of Dublin;' and for explaining and amending one other Act made in the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Years of His present Majesty, intituled 'An Act for explaining an Act passed in the Fifth Year of His present Majesty's Reign, intituled ‘An Act for erecting and establishing Infirmaries or Hospitals in this Kingdom ,’' as relates to the Practice of trawling in the Broad of Lambay :
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Session holden in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Yearsof the sates Reign, intituledAn Act for the better Preservation of Fish in Rivers, Lakes, and Inland Waters :
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Session holden in the Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth Yearsof the same Reign, intituledAn Act for the Protection and Improvement of the Inland Fisheries of this Kingdom :
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Twenty-sixth Year of the same Reign, intituled :'
So much of an Act passed in the said Parliament in the Thirty-second Year of the same Reign, intituledAn Act for reviving and continuing certain temporary Statutes , as relates to the River Anna Liffey , or any Right of Fishery therein:
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Thirty-third Year of the same Reign, intituled :
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Thirty-sixth Year of the same Reign, intituled :
An Act passed in the said Parliament in the Thirty-ninth Year of the same Reign, intituled .’'
An Actpassed in the Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Fifty-ninth Year of the same Reign, intituledAn Act for the further Encouragement and Improvement of the Irish Fisheries :
So much of an Actpassed in the said Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Fifth Year of the Reign of KingGeorge the Fourth, intituled An Act to amend the several Acts for the Encouragement and Improvement of the British and Irish Fisheries, as relates to Ireland :
So much of an Actpassed in the said Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Seventh Year of the same Reign, intituledAn Act to amend an Act of the Fifth Year of His present Majesty, for amending the several Acts for the Encouragement and Improvement of the British and Irish Fisheries , as relates to Ireland :
An Actpassed in the said Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Tenth Year of the same Reign, intituledAn Act to amend the several Acts for the Encouragement of the Irish Fisheries :
So much of an Actpassed in the said Parliament of the United Kingdom in the First Year of the Reign, of KingWilliam the Fourth, intituled An Act to revive, continue, and amend several Acts relating to the Fisheries , as relates to Ireland :
An Actpassed in the said Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Session holden in the First and Second Years of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituledAn Act to explain and amend certain Provisions in Acts of the Parliament of Ireland for the Protection of Fisheries in that Kingdom :
Andthe said several herein-before recited Acts and Parts of Acts, in so far only as they or any of them relate to the Fisheries ofIreland , and all Acts or Parts of Acts continuing or perpetuating the same or any Part thereof, so far only as relates to such Continuation or Perpetuation, and all Enactments whatsoever now in force in Ireland relating to the Fisheries thereof, are hereby repealed accordingly, save and except so far as the said Acts or Parts of Acts or Enactments respectively may repeal the Whole or any Part of any other Act or Acts; and also save and except as to any Offences, Penalties, or Matters committed, incurred, or done, or which may be committed, incurred, or done, against or under the Provisions of the said Acts or any of them before the passing of this Act; all which Offences shall be dealt with, considered, and punished, and all such Penalties levied, and all such Matters deemed good, valid, and effectual, to all Intents and Purposes as if this Act had not been passed: Provided always, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal any Enactments or Provisions of the said Acts or any of them, which relate to Piers or Quays, or assisting poor Fishermen, or any Powers in respect thereof now vested in the Commissioners of Public Works in Ireland , or any Monies applicable to such Purposes in the Hands of the said Commissioners of Public Works, but that all such Enactments and Provisions relating to Piers or Quays, or the Assistance of poor Fishermen, and all such Powers in respect thereof, or of the Application of the Monies applicable to such Purposes, shall remain in full Force and Effect: Provided also, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to repeal an Act passed in the said Parliament of the United Kingdom in the Session holden in the Sixth and Seventh Years of the Reign of King William the Fourth, intituled Ireland,and for the Improvement of the Sea Coast in connexion with such Fisheries , or an Act passed in the said Parliament of the United Kingdom in the First Year of the Reign of Her present Majesty, intituled An Act to enable Edward Joshua Cooper Esquire to establish and protect a Salmon Fishery upon the Lakes and Rivers Owenmore and Arrow, and also within the Bay of Ballisodare, in the County of Sligo in Ireland; save that the said Joshua Edward Cooper , his Heirs and Assigns, shall not, from and after the passing of this Act, use or exercise any Rights, Powers, or Authorities for the Preservation or Protection of the free Fishery in the said Act mentioned, or for the Detection, Prosecution, Conviction, or Punishment of Trespassers on such Fishery, other than such as after the passing of this Act may be lawfully enjoyed, used, or exercised by the Proprietorof any like...
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