Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006

PART 1

Preliminary and General

Short title, collective citation and construction.

1.— (1) This Act may be cited as the Sea-Fisheries and Maritime Jurisdiction Act 2006.

(2) The Act of 2003 (other than Part 5), Part 2 and Chapter 2 of Part 4 may be cited together as the Sea-Fisheries Acts 2003 and 2006 and shall be construed together as one.

(3) The Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1997 , sections 2, 3 and 4 of the Fisheries and Foreshore (Amendment) Act 1998 , the Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2001 and section 101 may be cited together as the Aquaculture Acts 1997 to 2006 and shall be construed together as one.

(4) The Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2003 and this Act (other than Part 3 and sections 100 , 102 , 103 and 104 ) may be cited together as the Fisheries Acts 1959 to 2006 and shall be construed together as one.

(5) The Act of 1955 and section 100 may be cited together as the Mercantile Marine Acts 1955 and 2006.

(6) The Fishery Harbour Centres Acts 1968 to 2005 and section 102 may be cited together as the Fishery Harbour Centres Acts 1968 to 2006.

(7) The Dumping at Sea Acts 1996 and 2004 and section 103 may be cited together as the Dumping at Sea Acts 1996 to 2006.

(8) The Maritime Safety Acts 1992 to 2005 and section 104 may be cited together as the Maritime Safety Acts 1992 to 2006.