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of Salmon Fishery Act, 1861, so as to include sea- 

 fisheries. 



Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Act, 1903 

 (3 Edw. VII. C. 3*)- Transfers superintendence of 

 fisheries to Board of Agriculture. 



4. THE SCOTTISH FISHERY BOARD 1 



Act for the Encouragement of the British 

 White Herring Fishery, 1808 (48 Geo. III. c. 

 IIO). Established the "Board of British White Herring 

 Fishery." 



Fishery Board (Scotland) Act, 1882 (45 and 46 

 Viet. C. 78). Dissolved the White Herring Board and 

 constituted the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



Secretary for Scotland Act, 1885 (48 and 49 

 Viet. C. 6l). Appointed a Secretary for Scotland, and 

 transferred to him the powers previously vested in the 

 Home Office with respect to the Scottish sea-fisheries. 



Sea- Fisheries (Scotland) Amendment Act, 1885 

 (48 and 49 Viet. C. 70). Empowered Fishery Board 

 to prohibit or restrict trawling ; provides for lettering and 

 numbering steam trawlers ; gives Board power to demand 

 statistical information from fishermen, etc. ; regulates 

 procedure in case of damages to fishing boats, etc. ; gives 

 Board powers under Sea - Fisheries Acts and under 

 Fisheries (Oyster, Crab, and Lobster) Act, 1877. 



Sea-Fisheries Regulation (Scotland) Act, 1895 



(58 and 59 Viet. C. 42). Reconstituted Fishery Board ; 

 appointed scientific superintendent ; empowers Board to 

 establish district committees as in England ; gives Board 

 power, with certain limitations, to prohibit trawling within 

 thirteen miles of low-water mark ; gives Board power 

 to regulate, lease, etc., mussel fisheries. 



1 There are altogether fifty-nine statutes regulating the Scottish fisheries. See 

 Manual of Sea- Fisheries (Scotland) Acts and Statutory Bye-laws in force at $ist 

 December 1900, pp. 285 [Cd. 428], 1901. Complete text of Acts and by-laws. 



