Article 1 Title, commencement, duration and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Cod (Specified Sea Area) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1988, shall come into force on 17th December 1988 and shall cease to have effect on 1st January 1989.

In this Order–

• “sea area” means the statistical division of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea^f1 described in the Schedule hereto;

• “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.