Fisheries Act 1981

14 Interpretation of Part I. U.K.

(1) In this Part of this Act—

• “the Authority” means the Sea Fish Industry Authority;

• “financial year” means the twelve months ending with 31st March;

• [F1 “the Ministers” means–] the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with the sea fish industry in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland;

• “sea fish”means fish of any kind found in the sea, including shellfish and, subject to section 4(8)(a) above, any part of any such fish but does not include salmon or migratory trout.

(2) For the purposes of this Part of this Act other than [F2 section 3(5)] “the sea fish industry” means the sea fish industry in the United Kingdom and a person shall be regarded as engaged in the sea fish industry if—

(a) he carries on the business of operating vessels for catching or processing sea fish or for transporting sea fish or sea fish products, being vessels registered in the United Kingdom; or

(b) he carries on in the United Kingdom the business of breeding, rearing or cultivating sea fish for human consumption, of selling sea fish or sea fish products by wholesale or retail, of buying sea fish or sea fish products by wholesale, of importing sea fish or sea fish products or of processing sea fish (including the business of a fish fryer).

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 14(1) substituted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1747, art. 3, Sch. 23 Pt. II para. 3(6); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

F2 Words in s. 14(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 3(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)