No. 204/1938:

FISH (REGULATION OF IMPORT) ORDER, 1938.

FISH (REGULATION OF IMPORT) ORDER, 1938.

The Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Agricultural Products (Regulation of Import) Act, 1938 (No. 14 of 1938), and of every and any other power him in this behalf enabling, hereby, after consultation with the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Industry and Commerce, orders as follows:—

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Fish (Regulation of Import) Order, 1938.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 18th day of July, 1938.

2. In this Order—

the expression "the Minister" means the Minister for Agriculture;

the expression "the United Kingdom" means the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

3. It shall not be lawful to import any fish from any fishing boat unless—

(a) such fish are imported in a fishing boat which is registered as such in the State under the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1933, or is registered as such in the United Kingdom under the Merchant Shipping Acts, or

(b) there is delivered to an officer of Customs and Excise at the time of importation a licence authorising the importation of a quantity of fish not exceeding the quantity specified on such licence and the conditions attached to such licence are complied with.

4. (1) The Minister may, whenever and as often as he thinks fit, issue a licence to import a specified quantity of fish.

(2) Whenever the Minister issues a licence under this Order, he may attach to such licence such conditions as he thinks fit.

(3) The Minister may at any time revoke any licence granted under this Order.

5. Any person who imports or attempts to import any fish in contravention of this Order or who aids or abets the importation of any fish in contravention of this Order, shall be guilty of an offence under this Order and shall be liable on summary conviction thereof to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Agriculture, this 15th day of July, 1938.

(Signed) J. H. HINCHCLIFF,

An Assistant Secretary of the Department of Agriculture.