Section 17 Interpretation, and saving for certain enactments.C2

In this Act the following expressions have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say:—

• “British ship to which this Act applies” means a British ship which is not registered in—

  1. (a)

     any of the following Dominions, that is to say, the Dominion of Canada, the Commonwealth of Australia, the Dominion of New Zealand, . . . F1, and F2Eire; or

  2. (b)

     a territory administered by His Majesty’s Government in any of the Dominions aforesaid; or

  3. (c)

     India . . . F3:

• F4 “ coastal waters ” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, so much of the waters adjoining those countries respectively as is within F5British fishery limits; and

  2. (b)

     in relation to any other country, so much of the waters adjoining that country as is within the distance to which provisions of the law of that country corresponding to the provisions of this Act extend.

• “factory” does not include a ship;

• “the licensing authority” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to a factory situate in England, the F6Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; or

  2. (b)

     in relation to a factory situate in Scotland, F7the Secretary of State; or

  3. (c)

     in relation to a ship, the Board of Trade;

• “master,” in relation to any ship, includes the person for the time being in command or charge of the ship and, in relation to a ship used for treating whales, includes the person for the time being in charge of the operations on board the ship in connection with such treatment;

• “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations of the licensing authority;

• “ship” has the same meaning as in the F8Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

The provisions of this Act shall be without prejudice to the provisions of . . . F9 the M1Whale Fisheries (Ireland) Act 1908.