Article 1 Title, commencement and interpretation

This Order may be cited as the Hake (Specified Sea Areas) (Prohibition of Fishing) Order 1992 and shall come into force on 18th November 1992.

In this Order—

• “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;

• “Community waters” means any waters which are under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of a member State;

• “sea area” means the statistical sub-area or division of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea^f1 specified in the Schedule hereto.