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The Private Fisheries Protection Act, 1889

( ACT NO. II OF 1889 )

Interpretation clause
2. In this Act–
 
 
“fish” includes shell-fish and turtles;
 
 
“fixed engine” means any net, cage, trap or other contrivance for taking fish fixed in the soil or made stationary in any other way;
 
 
“private waters” means waters-
 
 
(a) which are the exclusive property of any person; or
 
 
(b) in which any person has an exclusive right of fishery, and in which fish are not confined but have means of ingress or egress.

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