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287Interpretation of this ChapterU.K.
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In this Chapter—
“fish” includes shellfish;
“relevant authority” means—
(a)
in relation to the seizure of any object or property by an enforcement officer, the person or body on whose behalf the officer who seized it was acting;
(b)
in relation to the detention of a vessel by an enforcement officer, the person or body on whose behalf the officer who detained the vessel was acting;
“relevant function”, in relation to an enforcement officer, means any function of that officer;
“relevant offence”, in relation to an enforcement officer, means any offence in respect of which the officer has functions;
“shellfish” includes crustaceans and molluscs of any kind;
“vessel” includes any ship or boat or any description of vessel used in navigation.
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