Fishery Harbours Act 1915
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1915 c. 48 |
Fishery Harbours Act, 1915
(5 & 6 Geo. 5.) CHAPTER 48.
An Act to make, provision for facilitating the improvement, management, and maintenance of small harbours principally used by the fishing industry.
[19th May 1915]
Be it enacted by the King'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, as follows:
1 Application of Act.
1. This Act shall apply only to small harbours which in the opinion of the Board of Trade and the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries are principally used by the fishing industry.
2 Power of Board of Agriculture and Fisheries to make orders.
2. In relation to any harbour to which this Act applies the powers of the Board of Trade under the General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, and the Acts amending that Act (except as hereinafter mentioned), shall as respects that harbour be exerciseable by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, and in such case the said Acts shall apply accordingly, subject to the following modifications:—
(1) For references to the Board of Trade there shall be substituted references to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, except in sections seven to sixteen of the General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861 , Amendment Act, which shall apply without such substitution to an Order under this Act;
(2) Sections three to live of the General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, Amendment Act, and the schedule therein referred to shall not apply, but the applicants for an Order shall publish notice of the application and of any proposed works in such manner as the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries may prescribe, and shall also send notice in writing thereof to the Board of Trade:
(3) Section sixteen of the General Pier and Harbour Act, 1861, shall not apply, but in lieu thereof the following provisions shall have effect:—
(1) After a Provisional Order has been settled and made by the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries the Board shall publish in such manner as they think best adapted for informing persons affected notice that they have settled the Order and of the place where copies of the Order as settled may be obtained, together with a statement that the Order will become final and have effect as an Act of Parliament, unless within such period, not being less than thirty days, as may be stated in the notice, a memorial by—
(a ) any committee constituted under the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act, 1888 , or board of conservators constituted under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts, 1861 to 1907, having jurisdiction over the harbour or any part thereof;
(b ) the council of any borough, district or parish in which the harbour or any part thereof is situate; or
(c ) any twenty or more...
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