Pilotage Act 1983

68 Interpretation

(1) In this Act—

• " the Commission " means the Pilotage Commission ;

• " excepted ship " has the meaning assigned to it by section 30, or, as the case may require, section 31 of this Act;

• " functions " includes powers and duties ;

• " pilotage authority " means, without prejudice to section 1(2) of this Act, an authority established, constituted or incorporated as a pilotage authority—

  (a)

  by pilotage order made under this Act, or

  (b)

  for the purposes of this Act;

• " pilot boat" has the meaning assigned to it by section 45 of this Act;

• " pilotage charges" means the charges payable by virtue of section 14 of this Act;

• " pilotage district" means, without prejudice to section 1(2) of this Act, a district established as a pilotage district—

  (a)

  under a pilotage order made under this Act, or

  (b)

  for the purposes of this Act;

• " pilot flag" has the meaning assigned to it by section 46 of this Act;

• " standard scale " shall be construed in accordance with section 75 of the [1982 c. 48.] Criminal Justice Act 1982 ;

• " statutory maximum " shall be construed in accordance with section 74 of the said Act of 1982 ;

• "the Trinity House of Newcastle-upon-Tyne" means the Corporation of the Master Pilots and Seamen of the Trinity House of Newcastle-upon-Tyne ;

• " water authority " in relation to Scotland means a water authority within the meaning of section 3 of the [1980 c. 45.] Water (Scotland) Act 1980.

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Merchant Shipping Acts 1894 to 1981.

(3) Without prejudice to subsection (2) above, any expression to which a meaning is given by the [1894 c. 60.] Merchant Shipping Act 1894 has, unless the context otherwise requires, the same meaning as in that Act; and for ease of reference the Table below indicates the expressions used in this Act to which a meaning is given by that Act—

• " chief officer of Customs "

• " conservancy authority "

• " harbour "

• " harbour authority "

• " master "

• " pilot"

• " port "

• " seaman "

• " ship "

• " the Trinity House "

• " vessel "

(4) Any reference in this Act to failure to do any act or thing includes a reference to refuse to do that act or thing.