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Fish and Fisheries

These Acts of Parliament relate to commercial fisheries; and the processing, import and export of fish and fish products. To ease your search for specific topics, keywords in each act are highlighted in red. By simply scanning through the chronological list, you should easily be able to narrow in on desired items. Through the reign of George II, acts are listed by the year in which the Parliamentary session ends ; from George III on they are by date of passage. Local and Personal Acts, and Private Acts are identified by "Cap." numbers in green.

The Acts are listed according to the reigns of the British Kings and Queens.
Select from below to view a particular era.

Reign of George I

• [Anno 13, P.751-55]. ... for encouraging and promoting Fisheries, and other Manufactures and Improvements in ... Scotland $20

Reign of George II

• [Anno 8, p.195-210]. ... continuing the Duties upon Salt, and upon Red and White Herrings ... and for giving further Time for the Payment of Duties ... for the Indentures and Contracts of Clerks and Apprentices. $22

• [Anno 9, p.483-86]. ... for preventing the Importation of fresh Fish taken by Foreigners, ... exporting Fish to the Ports of the Mediterranean Sea, and for the better Preservation of the Fry of Lobsters on the Coasts of Scotland. $20

• [Anno 23, p.459-68]. ... for the Encouragement of the British White Herring Fishery. $20

• [Anno 26, p.219-26]. ... to explain, amend and render more effectual ... An Act for the Encouragement of the British White Herring Fishery ... according to the Calendar now in Use ... $22

• [Anno 28, p.371-79]. ... further explaining, amending, and rendering more effectual ... An Act for the Encouragement of the British White Herring Fishery ... $20

Reign of George III

• [Anno 5, Cap.22]. ... for the further Encouragement of the British White Herring Fishery. $20

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 51]. ... to permit Blubber from the Greenland [Whale] Fishery and Davis's Streights to be boiled into Oil ... Convoy Duty now payable on the Importation of Opium ... Oil of Turpentine and Tar ... obliging Masters of Ships laden with Tobacco ... $20

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 85]. ... for continuing ... the Encouragement of the British Fisheries. $15

• [Anno 39&40, Cap 107]. ... to permit ... the Importation of Swedish Herrings. $12

• [Anno 41, Cap 18]. ... to permit ... the Importation of Swedish Herring ... $12
• [Anno 41, Cap 21]. ...for allowing ... the Use of Salt, Duty Free, in the preserving of Fish in Bulk ... for protecting Persons, engaged in such Fisheries, from being impressed into His Majesty's Service ... $20

• [Anno 41, Cap 99]. ... granting Bounties for taking and bringing Fish to the Cities of London and Westminster ... $15

• [Anno 54, Cap 102]. ... to continue ... several Acts relating to the British White Herring Fishery. $12

• [Anno 55, Cap 94]. ... to continue and amend several Acts relating to the British White Herring Fishery (pp. 2/3 soiled). $12

• [Anno 55, Cap 179]. ... allows the Use of Salt, Duty free, for curing Fish in Bulk or in Barrels; and to repeal certain Laws relating to the Allowance of Salt, Duty free, for the North Seas and Iceland Fisheries. $15

Reign of Victoria

• [Anno 1&2, Cap.88]. ... to authorize a further Issue of Exchequer Bills for Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor ... $12

• [Anno 14&15, Cap.23]. ... to authorize ... the Advance of Money out of the Consolidated Fund ... for carrying on Public Works and Fisheries and Employment of the Poor. $10
• [Anno 14&15, Cap.26]. ... to amend the Acts relating to the British White Herring Fishery. $12

• [Anno 39&40, Cap.19]. ... to amend the Law relating to Salmon Fisheries ... (Pencilled note.) $8

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