# The Wash Fishery Order 1992, Article 1: Title, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Wash Fishery Order 1992 and shall come into force on 4th January 1993.
(2) In this Order—
“the Committee” means the local fisheries committee for the Eastern Sea Fisheries District established under section 1(1) of the Sea Fisheries Regulation Act 1966;
“the definitive map” means the map sealed in duplicate by the Minister and marked “Map referred to in the Wash Fishery Order 1992” one copy of which is in the possession of the Committee and the other copy of which is in the possession of the Minister;
“the fishery” means that part of the Wash in the Counties of Norfolk and Lincolnshire which lies below the line of mean high water and is shown coloured pink on the definitive map;
“the prescribed species” are oysters, mussels, cockles, clams, scallops and queens;
“the regulated fishery” means all parts of the fishery that are not for the time being specified under article 3(1) of this Order;
“the several fishery” means such parts of the fishery as are for the time being specified under article 3(1) of this Order;
“vermin” means an organism injurious to any of the prescribed species.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3038/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/wash-fishery-order-1992/article-1
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