Sea Fisheries Act, 1952

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Functions generally.

15.—(1) It shall be the general duty of the Board to exercise the functions which, immediately before the commencement of Part V, were exercised or capable of being exercised by Comhlachas Iascaigh Mhara na hÉireann Teoranta (The Irish Sea Fisheries Association, Limited).

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) and in addition to the powers conferred upon the Board by any other provision of this Act, the Board shall have the following powers—

(a) to acquire, receive on transfer, hold, sell, mortgage, lease or let land, buildings, markets, premises, or plant and to erect, alter, or maintain buildings, markets, premises, or plant necessary for the discharge or exercise of their duties or powers under this Act;

(b) to acquire, receive on transfer, make, own, store, hire, charter, sell or supply sea-fishing boats and their machinery or fittings, as well as nets and other gear and requisites for sea-fishing or for the handling, transport, freezing, icing, preservation, curing or other treatment of fish or fish products or the marketing of fish;

(c) to purchase, store or sell fuel and lubricating and other oils for use in the running of sea-fishing boats;

(d) to smoke, salt, can, or otherwise cure or preserve fish;

(e) to engage in the business of wholesale or retail dealers in fish, fish curers and fishmongers, and also in the business of salt dealers and that of coopers;

(f) to carry on or engage in sea-fishing;

(g) to acquire, receive on transfer, own, hire, manage, service, supply, or sell waggons, cars, motor vans, or other conveyances, containers, or means, or appliances for the transport of fish, or any other commodities which the Board are empowered to buy, supply or sell;

(h) to repair sea-fishing boats and their machinery and other parts and equipment, including nets or other gear for use in sea-fishing;

(i) to undertake exploratory and experimental work with a view to the provision of new and improved types of sea-fishing boats, engines and equipment generally for the sea-fishing industry;

(j) to develop and improve the sea-fishing industry by the introduction of improved methods and conditions in the catching, grading, curing, packing, transporting and marketing of fish, and by the provision of cold storage and curing stations and of pounds or ponds or other facilities for the collection and storage of lobsters and other fish;

(k) to become licencee of and to stock oyster beds and to propagate oysters;

(l) to develop new markets for fresh, cured and preserved fish;

(m) to develop and further co-operative dealing and more especially in regard to the collection, transportation, distribution and sale of fish and fish products;

(n) to prepare, enter into, maintain, and, from time to time, alter and vary such contract or contracts as may be deemed expedient with a view to the purposes aforesaid;

(o) to provide for, print, and circulate bulletins, periodicals, pamphlets, and other literature and cinematograph films and other forms of publicity as the Board may deem advisable in the interests of the sea-fishing industry;

(p) to hire or supply labour for carrying on fishing or other work appertaining or ancillary thereto;

(q) to make arrangements with persons or firms engaged in any trade, business, or profession for the concession to seafishermen or others of any special rights, privileges, and advantages, and in particular in regard to the supply and conveyance of goods;

(r) to advance or lend any of the capital or other moneys of the Board for the time being on satisfactory security to seafishermen or others in pursuance of the powers of the Board;

(s) to promote and encourage insurance by seafishermen and take the necessary steps to secure indemnity to them against losses of property by fire or other accident and against pecuniary liability in respect of claims under the Workmen's Compensation Acts, or other legislation, or otherwise, in respect of accidents or injuries, malicious or accidental happening to employees or to property of those persons or of the Board;

(t) to exercise and perform any functions, powers and duties transferred by law from the Minister to the Board in relation to the conservation and development of the sea-fishing industry;

(u) generally to engage in any business or transaction or to promote or facilitate any arrangements, measures or transactions which may seem to the Board directly or indirectly conducive to the development of the sea-fishing industry or to the interests or convenience of sea-fishermen or in pursuance thereof and to undertake such other functions and to do all things which may be necessary or expedient from time to time for exercising the said powers or any of them.

(3) The Board may, with the consent of the Minister, make rules with respect to the exercise of their functions under this section.

(4) The provisions of subsection (2) shall not be construed as limiting any power of the Board conferred by subsection (1) or by any other provision of this Act whether a like power is referred to in subsection (2) or not.

(5) In relation to a conveyance or transfer under which the Board become entitled to any beneficial interest, section 13 (which alters the stamp duties on conveyances and transfers of land) of the Finance (No. 2) Act, 1947 (No. 33 of 1947), as amended by subsequent enactments, shall have effect as if the conveyance or transfer contained such a statement as is referred to in subsection (4) of that section and the facts existed to justify that statement.

(6) In relation to a lease under which the Board become entitled to any beneficial interest, section 24 (which alters the stamp duties on leases) of the Finance Act, 1949 (No. 13 of 1949), as amended by subsequent enactments, shall have effect as if the lease contained a statement such as is referred to in subsection (4) of that section and the facts existed to justify that statement.

Financial Provisions.