Fisheries Act 1878 (SA)

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QUADRAGESIMO P R I M 0 XT QUADRAGNSTMO

SECUNDO

No. 102.

Aft Act for the Pmtectio~t

and I'reseraation of Fish.

[Assented to, 22nd October, lh78.J

HEREAS it is neccssnry that means should bc adopted to Preamble.

the waters of thc l'rovincc of South Australia occasionecl by the

W prevcnt as wcll tlic \vanton destruction and waste of fish in

improper use of nets aiici other dcvices cnqdoyed i n catching and tdiirig the same, and of cxplosiw m c l other n o ~ i o ~ ~ i substances, as the protection thereof in certain placcs and during t crtain seasons-

Bt. it therefore Enacted bv the Governor of the Province of South Australia, with the advice and consent of the Lrgidatiuc Council and IIouse of Assembly, in this presrnt Parliament assembled, us follows:

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IV. The

1. The following words and esprcssions in this 4 c t sllall have Interpretnt~on.

the several meanings hereby assigned to them, unless there be

something in the subject or context repugnant to or inco~sistent

with such construction-

r. The word " take" shall mean and include ': catch" or '' dredge "Take."

for0 or L' raise":

I I. The expression

fixed engine" shall include any net, irnple- " Fixed en6ine."

ment, device, or contrivance fixed to the soil, or made stationary or partly stationary in any way or manner for the purpose of taking fish:

1113 The word ';waters7' shall include salt and fresh waters, and "Waters.',

any bay, estuary, or othcr inlet of the sea, but not any water

or waters the property of any private individual:

41" tk 42" VICTORI2, No. 102.

The Fisheri~s

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Boat."

zv, The word " boat" shall include any barge or vessel of any

tonnage, construction, or description:

"Use."

v. The word " use " ahail include

attempt to use " or

assist in

the use of ":

vr. The word "Commissioner" shall mean the Commissioner of

Crown Lands and Immigration.

Nets or fixed engines

2. Whosocvcr shall use for the purpose of catching fish any net distance from the mouth of

not to bc used in

rivers, &c,

or fixed engine in any river, creek, lakc, or stream, or within such

any r i ~ p r,

creck, or stl earn, ;LS Inay he

proclai~ilcd by t X K G ovcrnor as hercinafte~ provicietl, &all for every such offencc bc liablc to a penalty of not less than Two Pounds nor more than l'wenty Pounds; and thc Ins1)ector of Fislwics or any of his assistants, or :my person nntl~orisecl hy tho Cammissioncr, may dcstroy any such fixcd n@w; and the materials of which the

same shall bc made sllall be forfcitecl, ancl dlall be disposed of' as the

Forfeiture of nets.

Cominis~ioncr may direct; ancl nct? wllic11 IIRW lwen USNZ coiitrary to tllc lx~visions of this Act may at the o!)tion of the Justices before whoin any person is convicted of an crfeilce against this Act be…

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