Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967
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22 Interpretation.
(1) In this Act “the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and “the appropriate Minister”, in relation to England and Wales, means the Minister and, in relation to Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers. (2) In this Act, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say— “land” includes land covered by water; “ master ” includes, in relation to any sea fishing boat, the person for the time being in command or charge of the boat; “the Scottish zone” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998. “sea fish” means fish of any description found in the sea, other than fish of the salmon species, and includes shellfish; “sea fishing boat” means a vessel of whatever size, and in whatever way propelled, which is used by any person in fishing for sea fish; “ Scottish fishing boat ” means a fishing vessel registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) whose entry in the register specifies a port in Scotland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging; “shellfish” includes crustaceans and molluscs of any kind, and includes any part of a shellfish and any (or any part of any) brood, ware, half-ware or spat of shellfish, and any spawn of shellfish, and the shell, or any part of the shell, of a shellfish, and references in this Act to shellfish of any particular description shall be construed accordingly; “shellfish bed” means any bed or ground in which shellfish are usually found or which is used for the propagation or cultivation of shellfish.
22 Interpretation.
(1) In this Act “the Minister” means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and “the appropriate Minister”, in relation to England and Wales, means the Minister and, in relation to Scotland, means the Scottish Ministers. (2) In this Act, except in so far as the context otherwise requires, the following expressions have the meanings hereby assigned to them respectively, that is to say— “land” includes land covered by water; “ master ” includes, in relation to any sea fishing boat, the person for the time being in command or charge of the boat; “the Scottish zone” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998. “sea fish” means fish of any description found in the sea, other than fish of the salmon species, and includes shellfish; “sea fishing boat” means a vessel of whatever size, and in whatever way propelled, which is used by any person in fishing for sea fish; “ Scottish fishing boat ” means a fishing vessel registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21) whose entry in the register specifies a port in Scotland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging; “shellfish” includes crustaceans and molluscs of any kind, and includes any part of a shellfish and any (or any part of any) brood, ware, half-ware or spat of shellfish, and any spawn of shellfish, and the shell, or any part of the shell, of a shellfish, and references in this Act to shellfish of any particular description shall be construed accordingly; “shellfish bed” means any bed or ground in which shellfish are usually found or which is used for the propagation or cultivation of shellfish.
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