2.—(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act of 1983” means Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1983;

“Act of 1994” means Fisheries (Amendment) Act 1994;

“appeal” means an appeal under section 7;

“Appeals Officer” means a person appointed under section 6 as an Appeals Officer for the purposes of Part 3 of this Act;

“licence” in Parts 2 and 3 of this Act, means a sea-fishing boat licence granted under F1[section 4(3)];

“licensing authority” has the meaning assigned to it by section 3;

“local authority” has the meaning assigned to it by the Local Government Act 2001;

“Minister” means the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources;

“Principal Act” means Fisheries (Consolidation) Act 1959.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to any enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act when enacted,

(b) a reference to a section or Schedule is a reference to a section of, or Schedule to, this Act unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(c) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is a reference to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended.