Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967

22 Interpretation

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say—

• " British-owned ", in relation to a fishing boat, means owned by a person who is (within the meaning of the [1894 c. 60.] Merchant Shipping Act 1894) a person qualified to own a British ship, or owned by two or more persons any one of whom is (within the meaning of that Act) a person so qualified;

• " British sea-fishery officer " means any person who by virtue of section 11 of the [1883 c. 22.] Sea Fisheries Act 1883 or of section 25 of the [1951 c. 30.] Sea Fish Industry Act 1951 is a British sea-fishery officer;

• " fishing boat " means a vessel of whatever size, and in whatever way propelled, which is for the time being employed in sea fishing or (except in section 5 and except in section 15 in so far as that section applies to sections 5 and 6 of this Act and orders made under those sections) the sea fishing service ;

• " the Fishmongers' Company " means the wardens and commonalty of the Mystery of Fishmongers in the City of London;

• " local fisheries committee " means a local fisheries committee constituted by an order made, or having effect as if made, under section 1 of the [1966 c. 38.] Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966;

• " market authority " means any person having power to regulate a market;

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

• " migratory trout " means trout which migrate to and from the sea;

• " processing " (in relation to fish) includes preserving or preparing fish, or producing any substance or article from fish, by any method for human or animal consumption ;

• " salmon " includes any fish of the salmon species;

• " sea fish " means fish, whether fresh or cured, of any kind found in the sea, including shellfish, and any parts of any such fish but (except in sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 9) does not include salmon or migratory trout;

• " shellfish " includes crustaceans and molluscs of any kind and any spat or spawn of shellfish ;

• " vessel " includes any ship or boat or any other description of vessel used in navigation.

(2) In this Act " the appropriate Minister", in relation to England and Wales, means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and, in relation to Scotland, means the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fishing industry in Scotland, and " the Ministers "—

(a) except in sections 1 and 9(1) and (4) of this Act 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;

(b) in the said sections 1 and 9(1) means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fishing industry in Scotland;

(c) in the said section 9(4) means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, the Secretary of State concerned with the sea fishing industry in Scotland and the Ministry of Agriculture for Northern Ireland.

(3) Anything which is required or authorised under this Act to be done by the Ministers shall be done by the Ministers acting in conjunction.

(4) Except in so far as the context otherwise requires, references in this Act to any enactment are references to that enactment as amended by or under any other enactment.