# Diseases of Fish Act (Northern Ireland) 1967 (repealed), Section 8: Interpretation.

Extent: N.I.

In this Act—
“authorised person” means an officer of the Ministry or other person authorised by the Ministry to act as an authorised person for the purposes of this Act;
“carcase” includes any part of a dead fish;
“fish” includes ova or fry;
“food for fish” means any substance used, or intended or likely to be used, or whose produce or offspring is intended or likely to be used, as food for fish, including natural food;
“infected” means infected or showing signs of being infected with any disease whatsoever (whether or not falling within a recognised description or scientific classification) harmful to fish or hindering the natural propagation of healthy stocks of fish;
“infected waters” means waters in which any such disease exists among fish or in which any causative organisms of any such disease are present;
“infected waters order” has the meaning assigned to it in section 1(1);
“the Londonderry Area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 1952 c.5;
“the Ministry” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(1);
“the Newry Area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 2(1) of the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952;
“risk of infection order” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3(1);
“waters” means any waters (including any fish farm or hatchery, which are frequented by, or used for keeping, any fish, or food for fish, and includes the banks and margins of any such waters and any buildings used in connection therewith.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/apni/1967/7/section/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/diseases-of-fish-act-northern-ireland-1967-repealed/section-8
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