18/09/1947: FISHERY

BY-LAW No. 459. CORK DISTRICT.

BY-LAW No. 459. CORK DISTRICT.

ESCALLOP FISHING.

I, PATRICK SMITH, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers now exercisable by me under the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1944, and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, do hereby make the following By-Law, that is to say :—

1. This By-Law may be cited as the Cork Escallop By-Law No. 459.

2. This By-Law shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1947.

3. The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this By-Law.

4. IT IS PROHIBITED from the twentieth day of April to the twentieth day of October in every year, both said days inclusive, to take any escallop from that part of the sea off the coast of County Cork lying between the mainland of the said County and imaginary straight lines drawn from the western extremity of Mizen Head to the Fastnet Rock and thence to Toe Head all in the County of Cork.

5. IT IS PROHIBITED to bring to land, or to sell, expose for sale, purchase, carry or have in possession within the aforesaid part of the sea or within two miles of High Water Mark on the shores thereof any escallop of a smaller size than four and a half inches measured across its greatest width.

6. Every person who shall take an escallop of a smaller size than four and a half inches measured across its greatest width from the aforesaid part of the sea shall forthwith return same to the sea.

7. Notwithstanding anything contained in the preceding paragraphs of this By-Law it shall be lawful for any person, so authorised in writing by the Minister for Agriculture, to take at any time escallops of any size for the purpose of scientific investigation.

8. Each and every person offending against this By-Law shall forfeit and pay for each offence a sum not exceeding Five Pounds.

Given under my Official Seal, this 18th day of September, 1947.

(Signed) PATRICK SMITH,

Minister for Agriculture.