# The Sea Fish Licensing (Time at Sea) (Principles) Order 1993, Article 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires—
“the Act” means the Fisheries Act 2020;
“antecedent vessel” has the meaning assigned to it by article 11(1);
“the sea fish licensing authority” means—
(a)in relation to a Scottish fishing boat, the Scottish Ministers;
(b)in relation to a Welsh fishing boat, the Welsh Ministers;
(c)in relation to a Northern Ireland fishing boat, the Northern Ireland department;
(d)in relation to any other British fishing boat, the Marine Management Organisation;
“the basic allocation” has the meaning assigned to it by article 4;
“capacity units”, in relation to a vessel, means—
(L×B)+(0.45×Pwhere:
L is the length of the vessel expressed in metres,
B is the breadth of the vessel expressed in metres, and
P is the engine power of the vessel expressed in kilowatts;
“compulsory returns”,in relation to a vessel, means—
(a)entries kept in a logbook by the master of the vessel under an enforceable Community obligation relating to fishing activities and submitted to the sea fish licensing authority; or
(b)declarations made under an enforceable Community obligation relating to fishing activities—
(i)as to fish landed, by the master of the vessel or by an agent;
(ii)as to trans-shipment, by the master of the vessel,
and submitted to the sea fish licensing authority;
“donor vessel” has the meaning assigned to it by article 11(1);
“half-day” means all or part of any period of 12 consecutive hours commencing at midnight or at midday;
“length”, in relation to a boat, means the length calculated in accordance with the rules specified in Article 2(1) of Council Regulation (EEC) No.2930/86 defining characteristics for fishing vessels;
“licence” means a licence granted under section 15 or 17 of the Act;
“principles” means principles to which paragraph 7(7) of Schedule 3 to the Act does not apply;
“recipient vessel” has the meaning assigned to it by article 11(1);
“the 1991 Regulations” means the Sea Fishing (Days in Port) Regulations 1991;
“time at sea condition” means a condition included in a licence by virtue of paragraph 1(2)(c) of Schedule 3 to the Act;
“vessel” means a fishing boat exceeding 10 metres in length;
“voluntary returns”, in relation to a vessel, means written data relating to fishing activities submitted by the master of the vessel, or by an agent, on a voluntary basis to the sea fish licensing authority before the date on which this Order comes into force;
“written returns”, in relation to a vessel, means—
(a)compulsory returns; or
(b)voluntary returns.
(2) For the purposes of this Order a vessel is at sea if it is not—
(a) tied up, or anchored, immediately adjacent to land or in an area of safe water,
(b) tied up, or anchored, or moving between moorings, within harbour limits,
(c) tied up to, or moving between, vessels operating under the authority of a licence granted under section 4A of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967, or
(d) held on land.
(3) For the purposes of this Order the pattern of fishing activity of a vessel relates only to the species of fish caught, the main type of gear used or the statistical sub-areas or divisions of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea in which fishing takes place.
(4) Any reference in this Order to a numbered article shall be construed as a reference to the article bearing that number in this Order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1196/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fish-licensing-time-at-sea-principles-order-1993/article-2
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