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Definition of certain expressions in the Acts and this Act.
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2.—(1) In the Acts and this Act—
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the expression “deleterious matter” means any substance (including an explosive) which, on entry or discharge into any waters, is liable to render the waters poisonous or injurious to fish, spawning grounds or the food of any fish;
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the expression “officer of the Minister” includes a servant of the Minister;
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the expression “unseasonable salmon or trout” means any salmon or trout which is about to spawn, or which has spawned and has not recovered from spawning;
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the word “waters” means any river, lake, watercourse, estuary or any part of the sea.
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(2) In section 35 of the Act of 1939 and section 2 of the Act of 1953, the word “lake” means a freshwater lake.
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