Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act 1886
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1886 c. 39 |
| Year | 1886 |
Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1886
(49 & 50 Vict.) CHAPTER 39.
An Act to amend the Law relating to Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries.
[25th June 1886]
B E it 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, as follows:
Preliminary.
1 Short title.
1. This Act may be cited as theSalmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act, 1886.
This Act shall be construed as one with the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts; and those Acts and this Act may, be cited collectively as the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts, 1861 to 1886.
2 Commencement.
2. This Act shall commence and come into operation on the first day of October one thousand eight hundred and eighty-six, which date is herein-after referred to as the commencement of this Act.
Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries.
3 Transfer to the Board of Trade of powers and duties of Home Office.
3. From and after the commencement of this Act all the powers and duties of the Secretary of State and of the Home Office under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts shall be transferred to and he exercised by the Board of Trade, and for the purpose of giving effect to this Act the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts shall be read and construed as if the Board of Trade were named therein instead of the Secretary of State or the Home Office.
The powers and duties of the inspectors appointed under the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Acts by the Home Office shall, from and after the commencement of this Act, be exercised by the inspectors then existing, and by the inspectors hereafter to be appointed by the Board of Trade under the provisions of the said Acts as amended by this Act: Provided always, that in all cases in which, under the said Acts or any of them, the approval of any inspector is required for any grating, as defined in the said Acts, the Board of Trade shall, from and after the commencement of this Act, be the authority who shall and may approve such grating, instead of such inspector.
4 Proceedings of Board of Trade.
(1)4.—(1.) All documents purporting to be orders, certificates, or other documents made or issued by the Board of Trade under the said Acts, or any of them, and to be sealed with the seal of the said Board, or to be signed by a secretary or...
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