The Fisheries Act 1981 (1981 c. 29) was an
Act of Parliament
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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
The Sea Fish Industry Authority (or Seafish) is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Established in 1981, and charged with working with the UK seafood indust ...
, 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
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Fish farming or ...
, and enabled the Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland to spend money on
fisheries protection {{Unreferenced, date=March 2008
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Maritime patrol refers to ac ...
in Northern Irish waters.
See also
*
Fisheries Act
Fisheries Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in multiple countries relating to fisheries. The Bill for an Act with this short title will have been known as a Fisheries Bill during its passage through Parliament. ...
References
*''Whitaker's Almanack: for the year 1982'', complete edition, p. 363. J. Whitaker & Sons, London, 1981
*''Chronological table of the statutes''; HMSO, London. 1993.
Web Resources
Sea Fish Industry Authority website; Fisheries Act 1981 PDFOffice of Public Sector Information; Fisheries Act 1981 HTML
1981 in the environment
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1981
Fisheries law
Fishing in the United Kingdom
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