InterpretationU.K.
2.—(1) In this Order—
“the 1998 Act” means the Scotland Act 1998;
“British fishing boat” means a fishing boat, other than a Scottish fishing boat, which is registered in the United Kingdom or is British-owned; and
“Scottish fishing boat” means a fishing vessel which is registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(1) and whose entry in the register specifies a port in Scotland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging.
(2) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
(a)a reference to a numbered section is a reference to the section so numbered in the 1998 Act; and
(b)a reference to a numbered Schedule is a reference to the Schedule to this Order so numbered.
Commencement Information
I1Art. 2 in force at 1.7.1999, see art. 1