PART IFUNCTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
Definitions of mouths of rivers, etc.
16Definitions of mouths of rivers, etc.
1
For the purposes of this Act, the Ministry may by order define, by reference to a map or otherwise,—
a
the mouth of any river at its entrance into any lake or the sea;
b
the mouth of any tributary river at its entrance into any other river;
c
the boundary between the tidal and freshwater portions of any river;
d
the point or points to or from which distances are to be measured under this Act;
e
the areas within which it is prohibited under this Act to use or practise certain methods of fishing;
2
Where several rivers flow into a common mouth or estuary, an order under this section may declare that the outlets of such rivers form separate mouths.