# The Cod (Irish Sea) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1993, Article 1: Title, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Cod (Irish Sea) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1993 and shall come into force on 7th May 1993.
(2) In this Order—
“British fishing boat” means a fishing boat which is registered in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man or any of the Channel Islands or which, not being so registered, is British-owned;
“length”, in relation to a boat, means the length calculated in accordance with the rules specified in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2930/86 defining characteristics for fishing vessels;
“sea area” means the statistical division of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea specified in Schedule 1 hereto.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1212/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/cod-irish-sea-prohibition-of-fishing-order-1993/article-1
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