# Conservation of Scallops Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966;
“belly rings” means rings which make up the floor of a scallop dredge;
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“defined area” means Northern Ireland inshore waters and that part of the Northern Ireland zone within twelve nautical miles measured from baselines in Northern Ireland;
“dredge bar” or “tooth bar” means a horizontal bar with teeth on the bottom of a scallop dredge;
“French dredge” means a scallop dredge of the type known as a “French dredge” incorporating paravanes, diving plates, pressure plates, water deflecting plates or any similar device, and having rigid fixed teeth;
“scallops” means shellfish of the species Pecten maximus;
“scallop dredge” includes any appliance with a rigid framed mouth which is towed through the water and is manufactured, adapted, used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing for scallops;
“size” in relation to any scallop means the size calculated by measuring the maximum length of the shell;
“Strangford Lough” shall be construed in accordance with the Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing and Fishing Methods) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993;
“tow bar” means any device or appliance which is capable of being used for the purpose of fixing or attaching a scallop dredge to a vessel for the purpose of enabling such a dredge to be towed by the vessel;
“width” in relation to any scallop dredge means the distance across the mouth of a dredge when measured horizontally.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/430/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/conservation-of-scallops-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-2
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