Interpretation2
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 Convention2 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 Fishery3 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