Irish Fisheries Act, 1819

No Bounty unless Journal of Vessel kept, &c.

V. And be it further enacted, That no Vessel shall be entitled to the said Bounty, or any Part thereof, unless a Journal be delivered by the said Master to the Collector of the Port, which shall contain a true Account of the Transactions on board such Vessel, and kept by himself or one of his Crew; nor unless the said Vessel went out to Sea with the Equipment prescribed by this Act, for the purpose of fishing and curing Fish only, and for no other purpose whatsoever, and was not otherwise employed during the Fishing Voyage of such Vessel.