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Section 9 Interpretation.

Scotland

(1)

In this Act—

  • F1“British fishing boat” means a fishing boat which either is registered under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or is wholly British-owned

  • “fishing boat” means any vessel which is for the time being employed in sea fishing;

  • “master” includes, in relation to any fishing boat, the person for the time being in command or charge of the boat;

  • “miles” means international nautical miles of 1,852 metres;

  • “Scottish inshore waters” means the F2area adjacent to the coast of Scotland F3and within the Scottish zone, and to the landward of a limit of six miles from the baseline from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured, up to the mean high-water mark of ordinary spring tides;

F4“the Scottish zone” has the same meaning as in the Scotland Act 1998;

  • “sea fish” means fish of any kind found in the sea, including shellfish, salmon and migratory trout.

  • F5“wholly British-owned” means wholly owned by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;

(2)

Orders under section 1 or 2 of this Act shall be made by statutory instrument which shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of F6the Scottish Parliament.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Definition of

“British fishing boat”

substituted (1.1.1996) by virtue of 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2), Sch. 13 para. 70(a) (with s. 312(1))

F2

Words in definition of

“Scottish inshore waters”

in s. 9(1) substituted (8.8.1994) by 1994 c. 27, s. 4(2); S.I. 1994/2124, art. 2

F3

Words in definition of “Scottish inshore waters” in s. 9(1) inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 72(3)(a); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

F4

S. 9(1): definition of “the Scottish Zone” inserted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para. 72(3)(b); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3

F5

Definition of

“wholly British-owned”

inserted (1.1.1996) by 1995 c. 21, ss. 314(2), 316(2), Sch. 13 para. 70(b) (with s. 312(1))

F6

Words in s. 9(2) substituted (1.7.1999) by S.I. 1999/1820, art. 4, Sch. 2 Pt. I para 72(4); S.I. 1998/3178, art. 3