20/09/1940: Fishery By-Law No. 443. Oyster Fisheries.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (FISHERIES BRANCH). (FISHERIES ACTS, 1842 TO 1939). _____________________________

BY-LAW No. 443. OYSTER FISHERIES.

CLEW BAY

I, SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN, Minister for Agriculture, in exercise of the powers now exercisable by me under the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1939, and of every and any other power me in this behalf enabling, do hereby make the following By-Law, that is to say :—

(1) This By-Law may be cited as the Clew Bay Oyster By-Law No. 443, 1940.

(2) This By-Law shall come into operation on the 1st October, 1940.

(3) The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this By-Law.

(4) It is prohibited during the period from the first day of October, 1940 to the thirtieth day of September, 1943, both said days inclusive, to dredge for, take, catch or destroy any Oyster or Oyster Brood in that part of Clew Bay enclosed by the Mainland, the islands of Illanataggart, Crovinish, Inishlyre and Collanmore and straight lines drawn from the old Coastguard Station at Rosmoney to the eastern extremity of Illanataggart, from the western extremity of Illanataggart to the eastern extremity of Crovinish, from the western extremity of Crovinish to the eastern extremity of Inishlyre, from the north-eastern extremity of Inishlyre to the south-western extremity of Collanmore and from the eastern extremity of Collanmore to Rosmoney Point.

(5) Each and every person offending against this By-Law shall forfeit and pay for each offence a sum not exceeding Five Pounds, and any Oyster or Oyster Brood taken in contravention thereof shall be forfeited.

Given under my Official Seal this 20th day of September, 1940.

(Signed) SÉAMAS Ó RIAIN,

Minister for Agriculture.

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