SOME BROAD FACTS IN ANGLING LAW 371 



comport himself accordingly. The Acts 

 make some exceptions, however. Section 

 1 1 of the 1828 Act makes it lawful for any 

 person, without other authority than the 

 Act itself, brevi manu to seize and detain 

 an offender the offence under Section 3 

 being apparently contemplated. Having 

 seized him he may carry the offender before 

 a Justice of the Peace or other magistrate, 

 or hand him over to a police constable to do 

 so, when he will be further dealt with as the 

 Act prescribes. 1 Section i of the 1844 Act 

 gives similar powers to any person who may 

 further seize the fish, boat, tackle, and nets 

 of the poacher. The watcher has no right 

 of search unless he be an employee of a 

 District Board or a police officer. Finally, 

 Section 29 of the 1868 Act gives similar 

 powers to the private watcher to seize 

 offenders against the first six subdivisions 

 of Section 15, and Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 

 21, and 22 of the Act. 



2. Employees of District Boards are statutory 



officers and have statutory powers which 

 the Acts make clear. 



3. Police officers, although specially authorised 



by the Acts, to take certain steps in certain 



1 Brevi manu^ though it means coming to grips, does not excuse a 

 violent attack. 



