Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952

[F1 52X Interpretation N.I.

(1) In this Part—

• “the Appeals Board” means the Foyle and Carlingford Aquaculture Licensing Appeals Board established by section 52O(1);

• “aquaculture” means the farming or cultivation of any fish, aquatic invertebrate animal or aquatic plant, including any aquatic form of food suitable for the nutrition of fish;

• “aquaculture licence” means an aquaculture licence applied for or granted under this Part;

• “licensed area” means the area specified in an aquaculture licence;

• “notice” means notice in writing;

• “notice of appeal” means a notice of appeal under section 52P(2);

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations under this Part;

• “regulations” (except in sections 52O(6) and 52P(6)) means regulations made by the Commission under this Part;

• “vary”, in relation to the conditions of an aquaculture licence, means adding to the conditions or varying or rescinding any of the conditions, and “variation” shall be construed accordingly.

(2) In this Part, “fish” means—

(a) freshwater fish of any kind;

(b) salmon and other fish of a kind that migrates to and from the sea;

(c) eels and elvers;

(d) sea-fish;

(e) shell-fish;

(f) the spawn, fry, brood and spat of any fish;

(g) any part of any fish.

(3) In subsection (2)(a), “freshwater fish” means any fish living in fresh water, other than a kind of fish that migrates to and from the sea.]

F1 Pt. VIA (ss. 52A-52X) inserted (1.6.2008 so far as inserting for certain purposes ss. 52B, 52C, 52G, 52H, 52M, 52N, 52O, 52P, 52U and 52X, otherwise prosp.) by Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/915 (N.I. 9)), arts. 1(3), 3(1) (with art. 32); S.R. 2008/232, art. 2, Sch.