Solway Salmon Fisheries Commissioners (Scotland) Act 1877
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1877 c. ccxl |
| Year | 1877 |
[40 & 41 VlCT.] Solway Salmon Fisheries [Oh. CCXl.]
Commissioners {Scotland) Act, 1877.
CHAPTER ccxl.
An Act to make certain provisions in regard to the'Salmon
A.D.
1877.
Fisheries in the Solway Firth and its affluents.
[14th August 1877.]
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 :
1.
This Act may be cited for all purposes as the " Solway Salmon Short title
Eisheries Commissioners (Scotland) Act, 1877," and shall extend to
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extent of
Scotland only.
2.
Her Majesty may by warrant under Her Sign Manual, on the Appoint-
recommendation of one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of
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State, appoint any number of persons, not exceeding three, of whom under Sign
one shall be a member of the Eaculty of Advocates of Scotland Manual-
(herein-after called an advocate) of not less than seven years
standing at the bar, to be Commissioners under this Act during
Her Majesty's pleasure, and upon every vacancy in the office of
any Commissioner by death, resignation, or incapacity to act, may
appoint some other fit person to fill the vacancy
:
Provided always,
that in the case of a vacancy by the death, resignation, or incapacity
of the Commissioner required by this Act to be an advocate, another
advocate, qualified as aforesaid, shall be appointed in his place.
The Commissioners appointed under this Act shall be styled " the
Special Commissioners for Solway Eisheries."
3.
Subject to such appeal as is herein-after mentioned, the Commis-
Commissioners appointed under this Act shall inquire into the S10ners t0 in"
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legality of all fixed engines erected or used for the taking of salmon
fixed
engines.
in the waters and on the shores of the Solway Eirth in Scotland, as
the same have been fixed under the authority of " The Salmon
Eisheries (Scotland) Act, 1862," and in the rivers flowing into the
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