19 Interpretation.U.K.
(1)In this Act, except so far as the context otherwise requires,—
[“British fishing boat” means a fishing boat which either is registered in the United Kingdom under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or is wholly British-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 fishing boat” means any fishing boat other than a [relevant] British fishing boat [or a Scottish fishing boat;]]
“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 [, in relation to England, Wales and Northern Ireland;] the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with the sea fishing industry in Scotland and Northern Ireland [and, in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers];
[“relevant British fishing boat” means a British fishing boat which is not a Scottish fishing boat]
[“relevant British fishery limits” means British fishery limits so far as they do not relate to the Scottish zone]
[“Scottish fishing boat” means a fishing vessel which is registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and whose entry in the register specifies a port in Scotland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging]
[“the Scottish zone” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998]
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“Sea Fisheries Acts” means any enactments for the time being in force relating to sea-fishing, [including any Act of the Scottish Parliament and any subordinate legislation made under such an Act, and] including any enactment relating to fishing for shellfish, salmon or migratory trout.
[“wholly British-owned” means wholly owned by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;]
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(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.
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