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45. If two or more contiguous portions leased under section 28 or 32, 

 or both, be held by the same lessee, the outer limits only of the block 

 need to be marked by piles, stakes, or buoys, as directed by these Regu- 

 lations, unless the Inspector satisfies the Commissioners that all the 

 corners or limits of each such portion ought to be marked. 



46. Every lessee who shall neglect to mark and keep marked the 

 limits of his leased area as required by these Regulations, shall be liable 

 to a penalty not exceeding £10. 



47. Any person who destroys, removes, or injures any pile, stake, or 

 buoy, marking out the position of a natural oystei'-bed, or of any leased 

 area, or who defaces or obliterates any letters on any such pile, stake, 

 or buoy, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding £20 for every such 

 offence. 



48. No person engaged in dredging oysters on a natural oyster-bed 

 shall make fast his warp to any pile, stake, or buoy defining such bed 

 under a penalty for each offence not exceeding £2. 



Disposal of forfeited Fish. 



49. Fish ordered to be forfeited to Her Majesty, pursuant to the 

 provisions of section 14 or 18, may, at the discretion of the Justice or 

 Justices as the case may be, be handed over to the authorities of the 

 Benevolent Asylum, or of any hospital or charitable institution nearest 

 to the place where such forfeited fish are; but, if such fish are unfit for 

 food, such Justice or Justices shall order them to be destroyed. 



Disposal of forfeited Oysters. 



50. Oysters forfeited to the use of Her Majesty, pursuant to the pro- 

 visions of section 39 or 46, must be destroyed if unfit for food, but 

 otherwise shall be sold by auction, unless the Commissioners direct that 

 they shall be laid down on a natural oyster-bed or in some tidal water. 

 If sold, the proceeds of sale shall be paid into the General Revenue. 



Disjjosal of forfeited Nets. 



51. Fishing nets forfeited to the use of Her Majesty pursuant to the 

 provisions of section 18 shall be sold by auction, and the proceeds of sale 

 shall be paid into the General Revenue ; but such sale shall not take 

 place until the expiration of sixty days from the date of the conviction 

 under the said section. The Commissioners however may in any case, 

 if they shall be of opinion that the oftence or default leading to the 

 forfeiture was committed or arose through inadvertence or mistake, 

 recommend the Governor to restore any forfeited net to its owner. 



Penalties on Breach of Regidations. 



52. Any person who shall commit any act in breach of, or be guilty 

 of any default or non-compliance with the requirements or prohibitions 

 of any of the foregoing regulations, shall in every case where no penalty 

 or forfeiture has been in such case provided be liable to a penalty not 

 exceeding £10. 



