The Undersized Lobsters Order 2000

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967;

“Guernsey” means the Bailiwick of Guernsey;

“Jersey” means the Bailiwick of Jersey;

“lobster” means lobster of the species Homarus gammarus;

“size”, in relation to a lobster, means the length of the carapace, parallel to the midline, from the back of either eye socket to the distal edge of the carapace and shall be measured as shown in the Schedule to this Order;

“territorial sea adjacent to Jersey” means the sea within 12 nautical miles from the baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea adjacent to Jersey is measured.

(2) In this Order—

(a) the term “within relevant British fishery limits” does not include:

(i) the territorial sea adjacent to Wales;

(ii) the territorial sea adjacent to the Isle of Man;

(iii) the territorial sea adjacent to Jersey;

(b) any reference to any relevant British fishing boat, or to any fishing boat registered in Guernsey, “wherever it may be” does not include such a fishing boat while in:

(i) the territorial sea adjacent to Wales; or

(ii) the territorial sea adjacent to Jersey;

(c) the term “any equivalent order” means any other order made under section 1(3) of the Act, extending to any part of the United Kingdom, which prescribes minimum sizes for lobster.