The Sea Fish Licensing Order 1992

[F1 Interpretation U.K.

2.   In this Order—

• “ICES” followed by a roman numeral with a letter shall be construed as a reference to whichever of the statistical divisions of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea(1) described in the Schedule to this Order is identified therein by that roman numeral and letter;

• [F2 “length” in relation to a boat, means the length calculated in accordance with the rules specified in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2930/86 defining characteristics for fishing vessels;]

• “mile” means an international nautical mile of 1,852 metres;

• [F3 “Scottish fishing boat” means a fishing vessel which is registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and whose entry in the register specifies a port in Scotland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging.]]

Textual Amendments

F1 Order revoked (E.) (1.7.2015) by The Sea Fish Licensing (England) Order 2015 (S.I. 2015/647), art. 1(1), Sch. (with art. 1(2))

F2 Words in art. 2 inserted (12.10.1993) by The Sea Fish Licensing (Variation) (No. 2) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/2291), arts. 1, 3

F3 Words in art. 2 inserted (1.7.1999) by The Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) (No.2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/1820), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 150(2) (with art. 5)

Commencement Information

I1 Art. 2 in force at 13.11.1992, see art. 1

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Cmnd. 2586.