Whale Fisheries Act, 1937

Definitions.

1.—In this Act—

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

the word “ship” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 ;

the expression “Saorstát Eireann ship” means a ship registered in Saorstát Eireann under the Merchant Shipping Acts, 1894 to 1933;

the word “master” in relation to any ship, includes the person in command or in charge of the ship at the relevant time and, in relation to a ship used for treating whales, includes the person in charge at the relevant time of the operations on board such ship in connection with such treatment;

the expression “shore factory” means a factory in Saorstát Eireann equipped for the treating of the carcases of whales or parts or primary products of such carcases;

the expression “factory ship” means a Saorstát Eireann ship equipped for the treating of the carcases of whales or parts or primary products of such carcases;

the word “factory” when used without qualification shall be construed as equivalent to the expression “a shore factory or a factory ship”;

the expression “the exclusive fishery limits of Saorstát Eireann” means that portion of the seas within which citizens of Saorstát Eireann have, by international law, the exclusive right of fishing and where such portion is defined by the terms of any convention, treaty or arrangement for the time being in force made between Saorstát Eireann and any other State includes as regards the ships and subjects of such State the portion so defined;

the expression “sea fisheries protection officer” means a person who is a sea fisheries protection officer for the purposes of the Sea Fisheries Protection Act, 1933 (No. 53 of 1933);

the word “prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister under this Act.