Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1895

Application construction, short title, and duration of Act.

57 & 58 Vict. c. 2.

7.(1) This Act shall apply to the animal known as the fur seal, and to any marine animal specified in that behalf by an Order in Council under this Act, and the expression “seal” in this Act shall be construed accordingly.

(2) This Act shall apply to the seas within that part of the Pacific Ocean known as Behring’s Sea, and within such other parts of the Pacific Ocean as are north of the forty-second parallel of north latitude, and shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions of the Behring Sea Award Act, 1894.

(3) The expression “equipment” in this Act includes any boat, tackle, fishing or shooting instruments, and other things belonging to a ship.

(4) This Act may be cited as the Seal Fisheries (North Pacific) Act, 1895.

[Sub-ss. (5), (6) rep. 8 Edw. 7. c. 49 (S.L.R.).]