988 OYSTERS, AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 



within the meaning of any Act relating to offences com- 

 mitted on board a ship, and every court is to have the 

 same jurisdiction over a foreign sea-fishing boat within the 

 exclusive fishery limits of the British Islands, and persons 

 belonging thereto, as such court would have if such boat 

 were a British sea-fishing boat. [Id. s. 18.] Service of 

 summons is to be good if made personally or on board 

 ship. [Id. s. 19.] 



ANNUAL CLOSE SEASON. 



No person shall sell, expose for sale, consign for sale, 

 or buy for sale : (i.) Any oysters known at the passing of 

 this Act in the oyster trade as " deep-sea oysters," between 

 1 5th June in any year and the following 4th August; or 

 (2) any description of oysters other than those aforesaid, 

 between the 14-th May in any year and the following 4th 

 August ; for acting in contravention of this sect. Fine, 

 not exceeding 2 for the first offence, 10 for the second 

 and any subsequent offence, and forfeiture of the oysters. 

 [40 and 41 Viet., c. 42, s. 4.] 



EXCEPTIONS. A person is not to be guilty of an 

 offence under this section if he satisfies the court that 

 the oysters (i) were taken within the waters of some 

 foreign state ; or (2) were preserved in tins, or otherwise 

 cured ; or (3) were intended for the purpose of oyster cul- 

 tivation as here prescribed. 



RESTRICTION OF DREDGING. The Board of Trade, 

 on application of local authorities, may by order restrict or 

 prohibit dredging for oysters on certain banks, during 

 limited periods not exceeding one year ; and may provide 

 for enforcing the order by fine not exceeding ^"20 for each 

 offence. [40 and 41 Viet., c. 42, s. 5.] 



