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2.—(1) In this Order:
F1...
“codend” means the rearmost part of a net, being made up of one or more panels comprising pieces of netting of the same mesh size attached to one another along their sides in the long axis of the net by a lacing;
“Northern Ireland fishing boat” means a 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 Northern Ireland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging;
“Northern Ireland zone” means the sea within British fishery limits which is adjacent to Northern Ireland.
[F2“regulated fishing boat” means—
(a) a fishing boat which is registered in the United Kingdom or is British-owned, or
(b) a foreign fishing boat;]
(2) For the purposes of this Order, the mesh of a net or netting shall be measured in accordance with [F3Commission Regulation (EC) No 517/2008 laying down detailed rules for the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 as regards the determination of the mesh size and assessing the thickness of twine of fishing nets].
Textual Amendments
F1Words in art. 2 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 8(3)(a) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F2Words in art. 2 inserted (31.12.2020) by Fisheries Act 2020 (c. 22), s. 54(3)(a), Sch. 2 para. 8(3)(b) (with s. 50, Sch. 4 para. 31)
F3Words in art. 2(2) substituted (17.9.2018) by The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocations) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/942), regs. 1(2), 50(2)
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