Sea Fisheries (Protection of Immature Fish) Act, 1937

Under-sized fish.

2.—(1) The Minister may, whenever and so often as he thinks fit, by order declare that any specified kind of sea-fish which, when measured in the manner directed by such order, is less in dimension than the specified measurements, shall be, for the purposes of this Act, undersized, and whenever any order is made under this section in relation to any particular kind of sea-fish, then, so long as such order is in force, every sea-fish of that kind which is less in dimension than the specified measurements shall be, for the purposes of this Act, undersized.

(2) An order made under this section in relation to sea-fish of a particular kind may specify different lengths in relation to such sea-fish which are either whole or have any parts removed.

(3) An order under this section may relate to different kinds of sea-fish and in that case may contain different provisions in relation to each kind of sea-fish to which the order relates.