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Turtle Act


Published: 1927

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Turtle (CAP. 449 1

CHAPTER 449

THE TURTLE ACT

Arrangement of Sections
Section

1. Short title.
2. Interpretation.
3. Offences.
4. Power of arrest.
5. Forfeiture of turtle, tortoise, etc.
6. Forfeiture of nets, etc.
7. Moiety of fine to informer.

TURTLE

(6th July, 1927.)

1. This Act may be cited as the Turtle Act. Short title.

2. In this Act- Interpretation.

"turtle" shall be deemed not to include the Loggerhead
Turtle ( Thalassochelys caretta) ;

"tortoise" shall include land turtle.

3. Any person who- Offences.
(a) catches or takes, or attempts to catch or take,

or causes to be caught or taken any turtle or turtle eggs
between the first day of June and the thirtieth day of
September both days inclusive;

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2 CAP. 449) Turtle

( b ) at any time catches or takes, or attempts to
catch or take, or causes to be caught or taken any turtle
which is under twenty pounds in weight;

~ ( c ) slaughters any turtle or buys, sells, exposes for
sale or has in his possession the whole or any portion of
the meat of such turtle, or turtle eggs between the first
day of June and the thirtieth day of September, both
days inclusive;

(d) catches or takes, or attempts to catch or take,
or causes to be caught or taken any tortoise or tortoise
eggs between the first day of April and the thirty-first
day of July both days inclusive;

(e ) at any time catches or takes, or attempts to
catch or take, or causes to be caught or taken any
tortoise of which the length measured from neck scale
to tail piece is less than ten inches;

(f) slaughters any tortoise or buys, sells, exposes
for sale or has in his possession the whole or any
portion of the meat of such tortoise, or tortoise eggs
between the first day of April and the thirty-first day of
July, both days inclusive,

shall be guilty of an offence against this Act, and, on sum-
mary conviction, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five
hundred dollars.

Power of arrest. 4. If any constable shall have reasonable grounds for
believing that any person is committing or attempting to
commit an offence against this Act he may arrest such
person without a warrant.

Forfeiture of
turtle, tortoise,

5. Any turtle or part thereof or turtle eggs, or any
etc. tortoise or part thereof or tortoise eggs in respect of which

any constable has reasonable grounds for believing an
offence against this Act has been committed shall be seized "
by such constable, and upon the conviction of such person
for such offence such articles aforesaid so seized, shall be
forfeited.

Forfeitureofnets, 6. Any net, instrument or thing which any constable
etc.

has reasonable grounds for believing is being or has been

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used for or in connection with the commission of any
offence against this Act shall be seized by such constable,
and any Magistrate may, upon the conviction of any person
for an offence against this Act in connection with which
such net, instrument or thing so seized was used, order such
net, instrument or thing to be forfeited.

7. Upon any conviction under this Act the Magistrate MoieVolrieto
informer.

may order that a part of any fine imposed not exceeding a
moiety be paid to any person or persons whose information
led to such conviction.