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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. 31). — Transfers superintendence of 

 fisheries to Board of Agriculture. 



4. The Scottish Fishery Board ^ 



Act for the Encouragement of the British 

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

 no). — Established the "Board of British White Herring 

 Fishery." 



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

 Vict. C. 78)- — Dissolved the White Herring Board and 

 constituted the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



Secretary for Scotland Act, 1885 (48 and 49 

 Vict. C. 61). — 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 Vict. 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 Vict. 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 regiilate, lease, etc., mussel fisheries. 



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

 Manual of Sea-Fineries {Scotland) Acts and Statutory Bye-laws in force at ^ist 

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



