The Fisheries Act Amendment Act 1905 (SA)

ANNO QUINTO

A. D. 1905.

No. 901.

An Act to amend " The Fisheries Act, 1904," and for

other purposes.

[Assented to, December @Cc, 1905.1

it Enacted by the Governor of the State of South Australia,

follows: BE with the advice and consent of the Parliament thereof, as

1, This Act may be cited as "The Fisheries Act Amendment 8horttitle and in-

Act, 1905," and shall be read and incorporated with " The Fisheries co'p~@on.

Act, 1904."

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2, Part 111. of " The Fisheries Act, 1904," is hereby repealed. Repeal.

3. Licences to take fish for sale or barter shall be issued in a 'Licmc,, aow r u e d.

form to be prescribed by regulation, and may be issued half-yearly or yearly, and shall continue in force for six and twelve months respectively from date of issue.

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4, The following fees shall be charged for licences :-For every pm, t,r

half-yearly licence, Five Shillings; for every yearly licence, Ten

Shillings: Provided that the Minister, on being satisfied that any per- pro^^

to few for

son bond jtile employs any other person as his servant, may direct the wmant8.

issue to such employer in respect of the person so employed of a licence

to be called a " servant's licence," and the fee for each such servant's

licence shall be at the rate of one-half the fees respectively prescribed

herein. All fees shall be paid to the person duly appointed by the reea to b paid to

Minister to receive the same, and shall be forthwith paid by him to Tr-v.

the Treasury. 6, Any

5" EDWARDI ~ I I, No. 901.

The Fisheries Act Amendment Act,-- 2 905.

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Power to transfer

l imcea.	5, Any person holding a licence under this Act may trangfer such licence to any other person for the balance of the period for which the licence was issued, but such transfer shall not be effectual unless indorsed by the issuer thereof with the name of the transferee.
Licences for persons

in name family rork- 6, One licence shall be sufficient for the holder thereof and one

ing eame plant.	other member of his family who is under twenty-one years of age
in any case where both persons are working with the same plant.

Minimum weight 7. The Second Schedule of “ The Fisheries Act, 1904," is hereby

for w biting.

amended so that the minimum weight at which whiting and sand

whiting may be taken shall be four ounces.

Mesh of-bunt net. 8. Notwithstanding anything contained in " The Fisheries 14ct,

1904," or any Proclamation issued under the authority of such Act,

the mesh of the bunt net used by any fisherman shall be not less

than one inch arid seven-eighths of one inch.

In the name' and on behalf of His Majesty, I hereby assent to

this Bill.

GEORGE R. LE HUN'SE, Governor.

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