Part 8Enforcement
Chapter 4Fisheries enforcement powers
Supplementary
I1287Interpretation of this Chapter
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;
- a
“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.