Fishery (General) Regulations

2 In these Regulations,

Act

Act means the Fisheries Act; (Loi)

band

band[Repealed, SOR/93-333, s. 1]

Convention Area

Convention Area has the same meaning as in subsection 2(1) of the Atlantic Fishery Regulations, 1985; (zone de la Convention)

Department

Department means the Department of Fisheries and Oceans; (ministère)

document

document means a licence, fisher’s registration card or vessel registration card that grants a legal privilege to engage in fishing or any other activity related to fishing and fisheries; (document)

fisher’s registration card

fisher’s registration card means a fisher’s registration card issued under any of the Regulations listed in subsection 3(4); (carte d’enregistrement de pêcheur)

fish landing station

fish landing station means any place, premises, vessel or vehicle used to receive fish landed, whether directly or indirectly, from a fishing vessel; (poste de débarquement du poisson)

licence

licence means any type, kind or category of licence issued under any of the Regulations listed in subsection 3(4) or under these Regulations; (permis)

licence number

licence number means the number assigned to a licence by the Department at the time the licence is issued; (numéro de permis)

observer

observer means a person who is designated under section 39 or 39.1; (observateur)

provincial or territorial fisher’s certificate

provincial or territorial fisher’s certificate means a certificate of accreditation or registration, however described and regardless of format, that is issued to a commercial fisher through a program of accreditation or registration established under provincial or territorial legislation; (certificat provincial ou territorial de pêcheur)

Regional Director-General

Regional Director-General means a Regional Director-General or an Associate Regional Director-General of the Department; (directeur général régional)

registered vessel

registered vessel means a fishing vessel registered with the Department under any of the Regulations listed in subsection 3(4); (bateau enregistré)

Regulatory Area

Regulatory Area means that part of the Convention Area that lies beyond the areas in which any country exercises fisheries jurisdiction; (zone de réglementation)

vessel registration card

vessel registration card means a vessel registration card or vessel registration certificate issued under any of the Regulations listed in subsection 3(4); (carte d’enregistrement de bateau)

vessel registration number

vessel registration number means the number assigned to a vessel by the Department at the time the vessel is registered as a fishing vessel under any of the Regulations listed in subsection 3(4). (numéro d’enregistrement de bateau)