The Scallop Fishing (Wales) Order 2005

Interpretation

2.  In this Order —

“the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967;

“baselines” (“gwaelodlinau”) has the same meaning as in the Territorial Sea Act 1987(1);

“British fishing boat” (“cwch pysgota Prydeinig”) means a fishing boat which is either registered in the United Kingdom under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995(2) or is owned wholly by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of that part of that Act;

“equivalent order” (“gorchymyn cyfatebol”) means any other order made under sections 1, 3, 5 or 15 of the Act, creating prohibitions similar to any of those in articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Order and extending or applying to any part of the United Kingdom;

“scallop” (“cregyn bylchog”) means the species Pecten maximus;

“scallop dredge” (“llusgrwyd cregyn bylchog”) means any appliance with a rigid framed mouth which is towed through the water and is manufactured, adapted, used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing for scallops;

“tow bar” (“bar tynnu”) means any device or appliance which is capable of being used for the purpose of fixing or attaching a scallop dredge to a vessel for the purpose of enabling such a dredge to be towed by the vessel.

(1)

1987 c. 49.

(2)

1995 c. 21.