PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citation and construction.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2003 .

(2) The Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2001 and this Act (other than section 32 and section 2 in so far as it relates to section 32 ) may be cited together as the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2003 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) The Foreshore Acts 1933 to 1998, section 32 and section 2 in so far as it relates to section 32 , may be cited together as the Foreshore Acts 1933 to 2003 and shall be construed together as one.

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.