# Foyle Area (Control of Drift and Draft Net Fishing) Regulations 2004, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: N.I.

In these Regulations –
“applicant” means an individual who makes a licence application;
“crew member” means an individual whose name and address are included in an application for a licence in pursuance of regulation 4(1)(a) of the 2001 Regulations or are supplied to the Commission pursuant to regulation 4(7) of those Regulations;
“datum years” means the first three calendar years immediately preceding the calendar year in respect of which the licence application is made during which there was no suspension of netting under regulation 3 of the Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010;
“draft net fishing” means fishing lawfully using a draft net in the Foyle Area under the authority of a licence issued under the 2001 Regulations;
“drift net fishing” means fishing lawfully using a drift net in the Foyle Area under the authority of a licence issued under the 2001 Regulations;
“first datum year” means the first calendar year immediately preceding the calendar year in respect of which the licence application is made during which there was no suspension of netting under regulation 3 of the Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010;
“Fisheries Acts” means the Foyle Fisheries Acts 1952 to 1983, the Foyle Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1952, the Fisheries Acts 1959-1991 and the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 1966;
“licence” means a licence for drift or draft net fishing;
“licence application” means an application to the Commission for a licence;
“season” means the period or cumulation of periods in any calendar year when it is lawful to be engaged in draft net fishing or drift net fishing in the waters described individually in column 1 of the Schedule;
“the second datum year” means the first calendar year immediately preceding the first datum year during which there was no suspension of netting under regulation 3 of the Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010;
“senior helper” means an individual nominated by a licensee in pursuance of regulation 4(1)(c) of the 2001 Regulations;
“single parent” means the parent in a household which does not include that parent’s spouse or civil partner;
“the 2001 Regulations” means the Foyle and Carlingford Area (Licensing of Fishing Engines) Regulations 2001; and
“third datum year” means the first calendar year immediately preceding the second calendar year during which there was no suspension of netting under regulation 3 of the Foyle Area (Control of Fishing) Regulations 2010

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2004/255/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/foyle-area-control-of-drift-and-draft-net-fishing-regulations-2004/regulation-2
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