Title : Indian Fisheries Act, 1897
State : Central
Year : 1897
THE INDIAN FISHERIES ACT, 1897 [Act, No. 4 of 1897] [4 th February, 1897] PREAMBLE An Act to provide for certain matters relating to Fisheries1[* * *] Whereas it is expedient to provide for certain matters relating to Fisheries1[* * *]; It is hereby enacted as follows:-- ________________________ 1. Words "in the provinces" were omitted by A.L.O., 1950. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Indian Fisheries Act, 1897
State : Central
Year : 1897
Preamble1 - INDIAN FISHERIES ACT, 1897 Section1 - Title and extent Section2 - Act to be read as supplemental to other fisheries Laws Section3 - Definitions Section4 - Destruction of fish by explosives in inland waters and on coasts Section5 - Destruction of fish by poisoning waters Section6 - Protection of fish in selected waters by rules of State Government Section7 - Arrest without warrant for offences under this Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Protection of Fish in Selected Waters by Rules of State Government
State : Central
Year : 1897
(1) The1[State] Government may make rules for the purposes hereinafter in this section mentioned, and may by notification in the Official Gazette apply all or any of such rules2to such waters, not being private waters, as the1[State] Government may specify in the said notification. (2) The1[State] Government may also, by like notification, apply such rules or any of them to any private water with the consent in writing of the owner thereof and of all persons having for the time being any exclusive right of fishery therein. (3) Such rules may prohibit or regulate all or any of the following matter, that is to say,-- (a) the erection and use of fixed engines; (b) the construction of weirs; and (c) the dimension and kind of the nets to be used and the modes of using them. (4)..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionState : Central
Year : 1897
FISHERIES ACT, 1897 FISHERIES ACT, 1897 4 of 1897 4th February 1897 STATEMENT OF OBJECTS AND REASONS 'The subject of legislating for the protection of freshwater fishes was opened with an inquiry made so long ago as 1869 by Dr. F. Day, of the Madras Medical Service, who had been placed on special duty for that purpose. This was followed by a resolution issued in October, 1871 on Dr. Day's report for the North-Western Provinces, in which he recommended a Fisheries Act. Dr. Day's recommendations as well as the action taken or proposals made up to 1888 by the various Local Governments, were summarised in a note prepared for the Agricultural Conference held at Delhi in that year. Briefly, the action taken by the several provinces was as follows: In 1875 a Fisheries Act was..... List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Definitions
State : Central
Year : 1897
In this Act, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context--- (1) "fish" includes shell-fish; (2) "fixed engine" means any net, cage, trap or other contrivance for taking fish, fixed in the soil or made stationary in any other way; and (3) "private water" means water which is the exclusive property of any person or in which any person has for the time being an exclusive right of fishery whether as owner, lessee or in any other capacity. Explanation.-- Water shall not cease to be "private water" within the meaning of this definition by reason only that other persons may have by custom a right of fishery therein. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Title and Extent
State : Central
Year : 1897
(1) This Act may be called The India Fisheries Act, 1897. (2) It extends to the whole of Indian except 1 [the territories which immediately before the 1st November, 1956, were comprised within Part B States] 2 [* * *], 3 [*]; 3 [* * * *] ________________________ 1. Substituted for "Part B States", by 2 A.L.O., 1956. 2. Words "except Burma" were omitted by A.O., 1937. 3. Words "and" at the end of sub-section (2), and sub-section (3) were omitted by the Repealing and amending Act, 1914 (10 of 1914), Section 3 and Schedule II. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Destruction of Fish by Explosives in Inland Waters and on Coasts
State : Central
Year : 1897
(1) If any person uses any dynamite or other explosive substance in any water with intent thereby to catch or destroy any of the fish that may be therein, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. (2) In sub-section (1), the word "water" includes the sea within a distance of one marine league of the sea-coast; and an offence committed under that sub-section in such sea may be tried, punished and in all respects dealt with as if it had been committed on the land abutting on such coast. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Destruction of Fish by Poisoning Waters
State : Central
Year : 1897
(1) If any person puts any poison, lime or noxious material into any water with intent thereby to catch or destroy any fish, he shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two months, or with fine which may extend to two hundred rupees. (2) The1[State] Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, suspend the operation of this section in any specified area, and may in like manner modify, or cancel any such notification. ________________________ 1. Substituted for the word "Provincial" by A.L.O., 1950. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Act to Be Read as Supplemental to Other Fisheries Laws
State : Central
Year : 1897
Subject to the provisions of sections 8 and 10 of the General Clauses Act, 1887, this Act shall be read as supplemental to any other enactment for the time being in force relating to fisheries 1 [in] 2 [the territories to which this Act extendes] 3 [***]. ________________________ 1. Substituted for "in any part of the Provinces" by A.L.O., 1950 2. Substituted for "a Part A State or a Part B State", by 2 A.L.O., 1956. 3. Words "except Burma" sere omitted by A.O., 1937. View Complete Act List Judgments citing this sectionTitle : Arrest Without Warrant for Offences Under This Act
State : Central
Year : 1897
(1) Any police officer or other person specially empowered by the1[State] Government in this behalf, either by name or as holding any office for the time being, may, without an order from a Magistrate and without warrant, arrest any person committing in his view any offence punishable under section 4 or 5 or under any rule under section 6-- (a) if the name and address of the person are unknown to him, and (b) if the person declines to give his name and address, or if there is reason to doubt the accuracy of the name and address if given. (2) A person arrested under this section may be detained until his name and address have been correctly ascertained: Provided that no person so arrested shall be detained longer than may be necessary for bringing him before a Magistrate, except..... View Complete Act List Judgments citing this section