# British Fishing Boats Act 1983, Section 9: Interpretation.

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In this Act—
“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 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
“relevant British fishery limits” means British fishery limits so far as they do not relate to the Scottish zone;
“relevant British fishing boat” means a British fishing boat which is not a Scottish fishing boat;
“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;
“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;
“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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1983/8/section/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/british-fishing-boats-act-1983/section-9
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