Fisheries Act 1981 (Chapter 29).

Country

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Type of law

Legislation

Date of original text

1981

Source

FAO , FAOLEX

Keywords

Abstract

The Act provides for the establishment of the Sea Fish Industry Authority. The Authority will also provide financial assistance for the promotion of that industry. The Act further amends the law relating to sea fishing, freshwater fishing, fish farming and the protection of whales.
The text consists of 46 sections which are divided into 5 Parts: The Sea Fish Industry Authority (I); Financial assistance for the Sea Fish Industry (II); Regulation of Sea Fishing (III); Fish Farming (IV); Miscellaneous Provisions (V). (Schedules: The Authority (1), levies (2), other authorities, consequential provisions (3), fish farming (4), Repeals (5).

Attached files

http://faolex.fao.org/docs/pdf/uk2213.pdf

Web site

http://www.opsi.gov.uk

Long title of text

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 provisions 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 of Northern Ireland to incur expenditure on fishery protection in waters adjacent to Northern Ireland.

Date of consolidation/reprint

24 May 2018

Entry into force notes

Various dates, see section 46.

Notes

Repeals large parts of the Sea Fish Industry Act 1970 and the whole Sea Fish Industry Act of 1973.Other repeals in Schedule 5.Last modification has been made by The Welsh Ministers (Transfer of Functions) Order 2018 (S.I. 2018/644). : There are outstanding changes not yet made by the legislation.gov.uk editorial team to Fisheries Act 1981.

Repealed

No

Source language

English

Legislation status

in force

Legislation Amendment

No

Amends

Whaling Industry (Regulation) Act 1934.

on 01 Jan 1934

Amended by

Channel Tunnel (Amendment of the Fisheries Act 1981) Order 1994 (S.I. No. 1390 of 1994).

on 23 May 1994

Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003 (2003 Asp 15).

on 01 May 2003

Water Consolidation (Consequential Provisions) Act 1991 (c. 60).

on 25 Jul 1991

Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2007 (2007 Asp 12).

on 07 Apr 2007

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) (Wales) Order 2010 (W.S.I. No. 1410 (W.125) of 2010).

on 11 May 2010

Marine (Scotland) Act 2010 (2010 asp 5).

on 01 Feb 2021

Aquaculture and Fisheries (Scotland) Act 2013 (Asp 7 of 2013).

on 31 Dec 2020

Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (2016 Chapter 27).

on 12 May 2016

Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. No. 746 of 2019).

on 28 Mar 2019

Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (Cap. 23).

on 11 Dec 2009

Implemented by

Third Country Fishing (Enforcement) Order 1998 (S.I. No. 269 of 1998).

on 11 Feb 1998

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota Measures) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 424 of 1999).

on 23 Feb 1999

Third Country Fishing (Enforcement) Order 1999 (S.I. No. 425 of 1999).

on 23 Feb 1999

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 181 of 2000).

on 30 Jan 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Control Measures) Order 2000 (No. 51 of 2000).

on 12 Jan 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Measures for the Recovery of the Stock of Cod) (Irish Sea) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 435 of 2000).

on 24 Feb 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 1631 of 2001).

on 30 Apr 2001

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 827 of 2000).

on 20 Mar 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000 (S.S.I. No. 20 of 2000).

on 31 Jan 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Measures for the Recovery of the Stock of Irish Sea Cod) (Scotland) Order 2000 (S.S.I. 26 of 2000).

on 15 Feb 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2000 (S.S.I. No. 34 of 2000).

on 23 Feb 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Measures for the Recovery of the Stock of Cod)(Irish Sea) (Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 976 (W. 46 ))

on 17 Mar 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 1096 (W. 74) of 2000).

on 10 Apr 2000

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2001 (S.S.I. No. 117 of 2001).

on 21 Mar 2001

Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2001 (S.I. No. 3390 of 2001).

on 10 Oct 2001

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) (Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. No. 1078 (W. 71 of 2000).

on 16 Apr 2000

Sea Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 (S.I. No. 709 of 2002).

on 26 Mar 2002

Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2001 (S.S.I. No. 332 of 2001).

on 28 Jun 2001

Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) (Scotland) Scheme 2003 (S.S.I. No. 87 of 2003).

on 13 Feb 2003

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 88 of 2003).

on 13 Feb 2003

Sea Fishing (Transitional Support) (Scotland) (No. 2) Scheme 2003 (S.S.I. No. 116 of 2003).

on 26 Feb 2003

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (England) Order 2003 (S.I. No. 772 of 2003).

on 17 Mar 2003

Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003 (S.I. No. 2669 of 2003).

on 14 Oct 2003

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Quota and Third Country Fishing Measures) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. No. 209 of 2004).

on 05 May 2004

Fishing Vessels (Satellite-tracking Devices) (Scotland) Scheme 2004 (S.S.I. No. 379 of 2004).

on 07 Sep 2004

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) (Scotland) Order 2004 (S.S.I. No. 392 of 2004).

on 13 Sep 2004

Fishing Vessels (Satellite-tracking Devices) (England) Scheme 2004 (S.I. No. 2467 of 2004).

on 14 Sep 2004

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 3226 of 2004).

on 07 Dec 2004

Incidental Catches of Cetaceans in Fisheries (England) Order 2005 (S.I. No. 17 of 2005).

on 10 Jan 2005

Sea Fishing (Northern Hake Stock) (Wales) Order 2006 (W.S.I. No. 1796 (W. 191) of 2006)

on 06 Jul 2006

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Annual Community and Third Country Fishing Measures) (England) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 1970 of 2006).

on 18 Jul 2006

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Satellite Monitoring Measures) (Wales) Order 2006 (W.S.I. No. 2798 (W.237) of 2006).

on 17 Oct 2006

Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices) (Wales) Scheme 2006 (W.S.I. No. 2799 (W.238) of 2006).

on 18 Oct 2006

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Measures) (Penalty Notices) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 984 of 2008).

on 03 Apr 2008

Sea Fishing (Recovery Measures) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 2347 of 2008).

on 01 Sep 2008

Sea Fishing (Marking and Identification of Passive Fishing Gear and Beam Trawls) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 484 of 2008).

on 03 Dec 2008

Sea Fishing (Enforcement of Community Measures) (Penalty Notices) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008 (S.R. No. 492 of 2008).

on 10 Dec 2008

Sea Fishing (Control Procedures for Herring, Mackerel and Horse Mackerel) (Scotland) Order 2008 (S.S.I. No. 102 of 2008).

on 06 Mar 2008

Sea Fish Industry (Harbour, Landing and Light Dues) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. No. 177 of 2009).

on 27 Apr 2009

Fishing Boats (Electronic Transmission of Fishing Activities Data) (England) Scheme 2010 (S.I. No. 1600 of 2010).

on 14 Jun 2010

Fishing Boats (Electronic Transmission of Fishing Activities Data) (Wales) Scheme 2010 (W.S.I. No. 2369 (W.203) of 2010).

on 28 Sep 2010

Fishing Boats (Electronic Transmission of Fishing Activities Data) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. No. 25 of 2011).

on 03 Feb 2011

Sea Fishing (Penalty Notices) (England) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 758 of 2011).

on 10 Mar 2011

Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices and Electronic Reporting) (England) Scheme 2012 (S.I. No. 1375 of 2012).

on 21 May 2012

Fishing Boats (Satellite-tracking Devices) (Scotland) Scheme 2012 (S.S.I. No. 264 of 2012).

on 25 Sep 2012

Sea Fishing (Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing) (Scotland) Order 2013 (S.S.I. No. 189 of 2013).

on 30 May 2013

Sea Fish Industry (Harbour, Landing and Light Dues) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 215 of 2013).

on 30 Aug 2013

Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices) Scheme (Northern Ireland) 2013 (S.R. No. 212 of 2013).

on 13 Aug 2013