Dockyard Ports Regulation Act, 1865

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Interpretation of terms.

2. In this Act—

The term “ dockyard port” means any port, harbour, haven, roadstead, sound, channel, creek, bay, or navigable river of the United Kingdom in, on, or near to which Her Majesty now or at any time hereafter has any dock, dockyard, steam factory yard, victualling yard, arsenal, wharf, or mooring :

The term “vessel” includes ship, boat, lighter, and craft of every kind, however propelled :

The term “master” applied to a vessel means the person having the command or charge of the vessel for the time being :

The term “justice” and the term “magistrate” respectively mean a justice of the peace and a magistrate acting for the place where the matter requiring the cognizance of a justice or magistrate arises :

The term “sheriff” means the sheriff depute of the county or ward of a county in Scotland and the steward depute of the stewartry in Scotland in which the matter submitted to the cognizance of the sheriff arises, and includes the substitute of a sheriff or steward depute.