Sea Fisheries Act 1968

19 Interpretation

(1) In this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires.—

• " British fishing boat " means a fishing boat which is registered in the United Kingdom, exempted from registration by regulations under section 373 of the [1894 c. 60.] Merchant Shipping Act 1894 or owned wholly by a person who is (within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894) a person qualified to own a British ship, and " foreign fishing boat" means a fishing boat which is not so registered, so exempted or so owned ;

• " convention " includes an agreement or other arrangement ;

• " convention area " means, in relation to any international convention, the area to which the convention relates;

• " enactment " includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;

• " fish " includes shellfish, and cognate expressions shall be construed accordingly;

• " fishing boat " means any vessel for the time being employed in fishing operations or any operations ancillary thereto;

• " foreign sea-fishery officer " has the meaning assigned to it by section 7 of this Act;

• " master " includes, in relation to any fishing boat, the person for the time being in command or charge of the boat;

• " the Ministers " means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with the sea fishing industry in Scotland and Northern Ireland;

• " the outer belt ", subject to subsection (2) below, has the same meaning as in section 1 of the [1964 c. 72.] Fishery Limits Act 1964;

• " products " has the same meaning as in Part I of the [1951 c. 30.] Sea Fish Industry Act 1951 ;

• " Sea Fisheries Acts " means any enactments for the time being in force relating to sea-fishing, including any enactment relating to fishing for shellfish, salmon or migratory trout.

(2) References in this Act to the fishery limits of the British Islands, the exclusive fishery limits and the outer belt shall, subject to any Order in Council under section 21 below, be construed as not including waters within the fishery limits of the British Islands which are adjacent to the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands.

(3) Any reference in this Act to any other enactment is a reference thereto as amended, and includes a reference thereto as extended or applied by or under any other enactment, including this Act.