Irish Fisheries Act, 1819

Visit and Certificate of Inspection of Vessels at the general Rendezvous.

III. And be it further enacted, That no Vessel shall be entitled to the said Bounty, or any Part thereof, unless upon her Arrival at the general Rendezvous, as hereinafter mentioned, she shall be visited by the Inspector, Surveyor of the District, or other Officer to be appointed for that Purpose, who shall certify in the following Words; viz.

I       do certify, That the Fishing Vessel called The       arrived in this Port the       Day of       One thousand       ; that I boarded the said Vessel; that she is a decked Vessel; that I have examined her Register and Certificate of Admeasurement, from which it appears to me that she is of       Tons Burden, and has on board       Bushels of Salt, and Barrels, as prescribed by this Act. Certified this       Day of       One thousand eight hundred and       .’

And if, notwithstanding her said Register, it shall otherwise appear to the Inspector or Surveyor, or other Officer as aforesaid, that the Articles therein mentioned are not on board, the said Inspector, Surveyor or other Officer, shall report the Matter to the Commissioners of the Fisheries; and such Vessel shall not be entitled to any Bounty for the Fishing Season for which she shall have been cleared out.