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Definitions.
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1.—(1) In this Act—
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the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Lands and Fisheries;
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the word “fish” includes shell-fish but does not include salmon or fresh water eels;
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the word “sea-fishing” means fishing for or taking fish in tidal waters;
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the expression “sea-fishing boat” means any ship, boat or other vessel of whatsoever kind used for sea-fishing;
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the expression “the master” when used in relation to a sea-fishing boat means the master, skipper or other person for the time being in charge of such boat;
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the expression “fishing gear” includes any net, trap, line or other apparatus of whatsoever kind used or capable of being used for catching fish, and any rope, warp, pole or other thing of whatsoever kind fastened to or capable of being used with such net, trap, line or other apparatus.
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(2) Each of the following boats shall be a Saorstát Eireann sea-fishing boat for the purposes of this Act, that is to say:—
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(a) a sea-fishing boat registered in Saorstát Eireann under the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1933,
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(b) any sea-fishing boat the owner or, if there is more than one owner, the managing owner of which resides or has his principal place of business in Saorstát Eireann.
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