Article 2 Interpretation

In this Order —

• “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967;

• “baselines” (“gwaelodlinau”) has the same meaning as in the Territorial Sea Act 1987^f1;

• “British fishing boat” (“cwch pysgota Prydeinig”) means a fishing boat which is either registered in the United Kingdom under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995^f2 or is owned wholly by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of that part of that Act;

• “equivalent order” (“gorchymyn cyfatebol”) means any other order made under sections 1, 3, 5 or 15 of the Act, creating prohibitions similar to any of those in articles 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 of this Order and extending or applying to any part of the United Kingdom;

• “scallop” (“cregyn bylchog”) means the species Pecten maximus;

• “scallop dredge” (“llusgrwyd cregyn bylchog”) means any appliance with a rigid framed mouth which is towed through the water and is manufactured, adapted, used or intended for use for the purpose of fishing for scallops;

• “tow bar” (“bar tynnu”) means any device or appliance which is capable of being used for the purpose of fixing or attaching a scallop dredge to a vessel for the purpose of enabling such a dredge to be towed by the vessel.