Article 2 InterpretationI1

In this Order—

• “the 2009 Act” (“Deddf 2009”) means the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009;

• F1...

• “cockle bed” (“gwely cocos”) means an area of sand or fine sediment within the specified area where an aggregation of cockles is present;

• F2“cockles” (“cocos”) means shellfish of the type Cerastoderma edule;

• “environmental assessment” (“asesiad amgylcheddol”) means an assessment of the implications of opening a cockle bed on a protected site under regulation 63 or regulation 65 of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017^f1;

• “harvestable surplus” (“F3gornifer cocos y gellir eu cynaeafu) means the live weight of cockles that can be fished for or taken from the cockle bed without negatively impacting the long term sustainability of the cockle bed;

• “intertidal safety training course” (“cwrs hyfforddiant ar ddiogelwch rhynglanwol”) means a course that aims to make attendees familiar with conducting risk assessments, tidal information, position fixing, danger of crossing water and soft areas, commercial boat use legislation and how to request assistance in an emergency;

• “live weight” (“pwysau byw”) means the weight of live cockles determined by weighing them in woven mesh sacks with no allowance being made of the weight of the mesh sack, whether wet or dry, nor of sand or other materials present in the sack;

• “relevant protected site” (“safle gwarchodedig perthnasol”) means a European marine site, within the meaning of the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 and a site of special scientific interest, within the meaning of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981^f2;

• “single permit period” (“un cyfnod trwydded”) means—

  1. (a)

     the period beginning on 1 June in a calendar year until the end of 31 May the following year, or

  2. (b)

     where the permit is issued after 1 June in a calendar year, the period beginning when the permit is issued until the end of 31 May the following year;

• “specified area” (“ardal benodedig”) means the area described in Schedule 1 to this Order;

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• “vessel” (“llestr”) has the same meaning as in section 115(1) of the 2009 Act and, for the purposes of this Order, refers to a vessel used to carry cockles fished for or taken from a cockle bed.