# The Dee Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2008, Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S

In this Order—
“the Act” means the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967;
“cockle” means any shellfish of the type Cerastoderma edule;
“the fishery” means the area shown coloured in red on the map prepared in triplicate, sealed with the official seal of the Secretary of State, signed on 5th June 2008 on behalf of the Secretary of State and the Welsh Ministers and marked “Dee Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2008 – Definitive map showing the extent of the area concerned”;
“the grantee” means the Environment Agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/1472/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/dee-estuary-cockle-fishery-order-2008/article-2
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