Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003
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Interpretation. |
2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires— | |
“Act of 1983” means Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1983 ; | ||
“Act of 1994” means Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1994 ; | ||
“appeal” means an appeal under section 7 ; | ||
“Appeals Officer” means a person appointed under section 6 as an Appeals Officer for the purposes of Part 3 of this Act; | ||
“licence” in Parts 2 and 3 of this Act, means a sea-fishing boat licence granted under section 222B(3) of the Principal Act; | ||
“licensing authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3 ; | ||
“local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Local Government Act 2001 ; | ||
“Minister” means the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources; | ||
“Principal Act” means Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959 . | ||
(2) In this Act— | ||
(a) a reference to any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act when enacted, | ||
(b) a reference to a section or Schedule is a reference to a section of, or Schedule to, this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended, | ||
(c) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended. |