Interpretation2.
In this Order—
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“crawfish” (“cimwch coch”) means crawfish of the species Palinurus elephas and Palinurus mauritanicus;
“edible crab” (“cranc coch”) means crab of the species Cancer pagurus;
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“green crab” (“cranc gwyrdd”) means crab of the species Carcinus maenas;
“lobster” (“cimwch”) means lobster of the species Homarus gammarus;
“mutilated” (“wedi ei lurgunio”) in relation to a lobster or crawfish, means a lobster or crawfish which is mutilated in such a manner as to obscure a V notch;
“size” (“maint”) means—
(a)
in relation to a crawfish, the length of the carapace, along the midline, from the tip of the central rostral spine to the distal edge of the carapace, as shown in Diagram 1 in the Schedule to this Order,
(b)
in relation to an edible crab, the width of the carapace measured across the broadest part of the back, as shown in Diagram 2 in the Schedule to this Order,
(c)
in relation to a lobster, the length of the carapace, measured parallel to the mid-line from the back of either eye socket to the distal edge of the carapace, as shown in Diagram 3 in the Schedule to this Order,
(d)
in relation to a spider crab, the length of the carapace, along the midline, from the edge of the carapace between the rostrums to the posterior edge of the carapace, as shown in Diagram 4 in the Schedule to this Order, and
(e)
in relation to a velvet crab, the width of the carapace measured across the broadest part, excluding spines, of the back, as shown in Diagram 2 in the Schedule to this Order;
“spider crab” (“cranc heglog”) means crab of the species Maia spp;
“velvet crab” (“cranc llygatgoch”) means crab of the species Necora puber;
“V notch” (“hollt v”) means a marking in the shape of a letter “V” cut into at least one of the five flaps of the tail of any lobster or crawfish, with the apex of the letter “V” positioned inward from the edge of the flap;