Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1958

Interpretation generally.

3.—(1) In this Act—

the expression “the Acts” means the Fisheries Acts, 1842 to 1956;

the expression “the Act of 1848” means the Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1848;

the expression “the Act of 1850” means the Fisheries (Ireland) Act, 1850;

the expression “the Act of 1925” means the Fisheries Act, 1925 (No. 32 of 1925);

the expression “the Act of 1934” means the Fisheries (Tidal Waters) Act, 1934 (No. 24 of 1934);

the expression “the Act of 1939” means the Fisheries Act, 1939 (No. 17 of 1939);

the expression “the Minister” means the Minister for Lands;

the expression “election year” means the year 1958 and every third successive year thereafter;

the expression “ordinary fishing licence” means a fishing licence issued under Chapter I of Part V of this Act;

the expression “ordinary licence duty” means the duty payable under Chapter I of Part V of this Act for an ordinary fishing licence;

the expression “oyster fishing licence” means a fishing licence issued under Part IX of this Act;

the expression “salmon rod licence” means a licence to fish with rod and line for salmon;

the expression “salmon rod ordinary licence” means an ordinary fishing licence to fish with rod and line for salmon;

the expression “salmon rod (annual) ordinary licence” means a salmon rod ordinary licence which is valid for a period of one year and is available for use in every fishery district;

the expression “salmon rod (annual) (district) ordinary licence” means a salmon rod ordinary licence which is valid for a period of one year and is available for use in the fishery district of the board of conservators by which it was issued and in no other fishery district;

the expression “salmon rod (Foyle Area) licence” means a salmon rod licence issued in pursuance of regulations made under the Foyle Fisheries Act, 1952 (No. 5 of 1952), which is valid for a year;

the expression “salmon rod (late season) ordinary licence” means a salmon rod ordinary licence which is valid for a period of six months commencing on a first day of July and is available for use in every fishery district;

the expression “salmon rod (late season) (district) ordinary licence” means a salmon rod ordinary licence which is valid for a period of six months commencing on a first day of July and is available for use in the fishery district of the board of conservators by which it was issued and in no other fishery district;

the expression “salmon rod (seven day) ordinary licence” means a salmon rod ordinary licence which is valid for a period of seven days;

the expression “salmon rod (twenty-one day) ordinary licence” means a salmon rod ordinary licence which is valid for a period of twenty-one days;

the expression “scheduled engine” means an engine of the kind specified in the Second Schedule to this Act;

the expression “special local licence” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1934;

the expression “special tidal waters” means any tidal waters in respect of which an order, made under section 2 of the Act of 1934, is for the time being in force.

(2) This Act shall be construed as one with the Acts.

(3) In this Act, references to any enactment shall be construed as references to that enactment as amended by any subsequent enactment, including this Act.