British Fishing Boats Act 1983

9 Interpretation. U.K.

In this Act—

• [F1 “British fishing boat” means a fishing vessel which either is registered in the United Kingdom under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or is wholly British-owned;]

• “British sea-fishery officer” means any person who by virtue of section 7 of the M1 Sea Fisheries Act 1968 is a British sea-fishery officer;

• “fishing boat” means any vessel for the time being employed in fishing operations or any operations ancillary to fishing operations;

• “master” includes, in relation to any fishing boat, the person for the time being in command or charge of the boat;

• “the Ministers” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Secretaries of State respectively concerned with the sea fishing industry in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; and

• [F2 “relevant British fishery limits” means British fishery limits so far as they do not relate to the Scottish zone;]

• [F3 “relevant British fishing boat” means a British fishing boat which is not a Scottish fishing boat;]

• [F4 “Scottish fishing boat” means a fishing 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 Scotland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging;]

• [F5 “the Scottish zone” has the same meaning as it has for the purposes of the Scotland Act 1998;]

  • “sea fish” includes shellfish, salmon and migratory trout, and “sea fishing industry” has a corresponding meaning;

  • [F6 “wholly British-owned” means wholly owned by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;]

  and references to a restricted fishing area shall be read in accordance with section 1(2) of this Act.

Textual Amendments

F1 Definition of

“British fishing boat”

in s. 9 substituted (1.1.1996) by virtue of 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2), Sch. 13 para. 68(a) (with s. 312(1))

F2 S. 9: definition of “relevant British fishery limits”inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 70(3); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

F3 S. 9: definition of “relevant British fishing boat” inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 70(3); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

F4 S. 9: definition of “Scottish fishing boat”inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para 70(3); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

F5 S. 9: definition of “the Scottish zone”inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para 70(3); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

F6 Definition of

“wholly British-owned”

in s. 9 inserted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2), Sch. 13 para. 68(b) (with s. 312(1))

Marginal Citations

M1 1968 c. 77.