The Salmon and Migratory Trout (Restrictions on Landing) Order 1972

Interpretation

2.—(1) In this order—

“drift-net” means any length of net allowed to float or drift being either attached to or released from a fishing boat and not being a length of net attached to or held on the shore;

“landing” in relation to salmon and migratory trout means the first landing thereof after catching and “land” shall be construed accordingly;

“mouth of the River Tweed” means the area as defined by the Tweed Fisheries Amendment Act 1859 as amended by byelaw dated 10th August 1863 contained in Schedule A to the Salmon Fisheries (Scotland) Act 1868;

“the Northern part of British fishery limits” means the areas of sea described in Schedule 3 to this order;

“North-East Atlantic waters” means the waters described in Schedule 2 to this order being part of the waters to which the North-East Atlantic Fisheries Convention(1) applies;

“North-West Atlantic waters” means the waters described in Schedule 1 to this order, being the waters to which the International Convention for the North west Atlantic Fishery(2) applies;

“specified method” means a method of fishing with drift-net, trawl net, seine net, troll or long-line, but does not include beach seining or fishing from the shore by net and coble.

(2) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament

(1)

Cmnd. 2190.

(2)

Cmnd. 8071.