Fisheries_Act_1981

Fisheries Act 1981
Act of Parliament
	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to establish a Sea Fish Industry Authority with the duty of promoting the efficiency of the sea fish industry in the United Kingdom; to provide financial assistance for that industry; to amend the law relating to the regulation of sea fishing; to make new provision in relation to fish farming; to amend the enactments relating to whales and the importation of live fish; to extend sections 6 and 7 of the Freshwater and Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1976 to the part of the River Tweed outside Scotland; to repeal section 5(3) of the Fishery Board (Scotland) Act 1882; and to enable the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland to incur expenditure on fishery protection in waters adjacent to Northern Ireland.
Citation	1981 c. 29
Dates
Royal assent	2 July 1981
Other legislation
Repeals/revokes	Whale Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1907; Whale Fisheries (Scotland) Amendment Act 1922; Sea Fish Industry Act 1973; Sea Fish Industry Act 1980;
Status: Current legislation
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Fisheries Act 1981 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

Fisheries Act 1981

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The Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29) was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

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With regards to the sea fishing industry, the Act established the Sea Fish Industry Authority, which was given the duty to promote the efficiency of the industry in the UK, and provided for financial assistance to the industry.

The Act also made new provisions with regard to fish farming, and enabled the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland to spend money on fisheries protection in Northern Irish waters.

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