Turtle Act (No. 17 of 1927)

LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 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.) This Act may be cited as the Turtle Act. Short title. In this Interpretation. "turtle" shall be deemed not to include the Loggerhead Turtle ( "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; 2. Act Thalassochelys caretta); 17/1927. 1/1936. LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA 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; 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 arrest. 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. 6. Any net, instrument or thing which any constable etc. has reasonable grounds for believing is being or has been of 4. Forfeiture of nets, LAWS OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA Turtle (CAP. 449 3 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 against this Act in connection with which such net, or thing so seized was used, order such net, instrument or thing to be forfeited. 7. Upon any conviction under this Act the Magistrate 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. offence instrument Moiety of fine to informer.