9 Interpretation.

(1)

In this Act—

F1British fishing boat” means a fishing boat which either is registered under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or is wholly British-owned

fishing boat” means any vessel which is for the time being employed in sea fishing;

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

miles” means international nautical miles of 1,852 metres;

Scottish inshore waters” means the F2area adjacent to the coast of Scotland F3and within the Scottish zone, and to the landward of a limit of six miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, up to the mean high-water mark of ordinary spring tides;

F4“the Scottish zone” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998;

sea fish” means fish of any kind found in the sea, including shellfish, salmon and migratory trout.

F5wholly British-owned” means wholly owned by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

(2)

Orders under section 1 or 2 of this Act shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of F6the Scottish Parliament.