73.— In this Chapter—

“food safety law” means—

(a) food legislation (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland Act 1998) relating to the safety and hygiene of fish or fishery products, and

(b) the legal obligations of the State in relation to fish or fishery products arising under any law of an institution of the European Communities or other international agreement which is binding on the State (whether or not such legal obligation is the subject of regulations under the Act of 1972 or any other enactment);

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

“sea-fisheries law” means—

(a) the Sea-Fisheries Acts 2003 and 2006 and instruments made by the Minister under the Acts, and

(b) the legal obligations of the State in relation to sea-fisheries arising under any law of an institution of the European Communities to give effect to the common fisheries policy or other international agreement which is binding on the State (whether or not such legal obligation is the subject of regulations under the Act of 1972 or any other enactment).