art 2 Interpretation
In this Order— “ fishing operations ” (“ gweithrediadau pysgota ”) means catching fish and includes activities ancillary thereto; “ Fleet Register Number ” (“ Rhif Cofrestr Fflyd ”) means— the United Kingdom fleet register number assigned to the vessel by the Secretary of State as referred to in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 ; or the common fleet register number assigned to the vessel by a member State as referred to in Article 8 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/218 on the Union fishing fleet register ; “ IRCS ” (“ IRCS ”) means the international radio call sign of the fishing boat ; “ length ” (“ hyd ”) in relation to a fishing boat, means the length calculated in accordance with the rules specified in Article 2(1) of Regulation (EU) 2017/1130 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 2017 defining characteristics for fishing vessels ; “ monitoring device ” (“ dyfais fonitro ”) means a device which has a unique identification number and is capable of transmitting the required information every 30 seconds; “ relevant fishing boat ” (“ cwch pysgota perthnasol ”) means a fishing vessel of less than 12 metres in length which is licensed under section 15 or section 17 of the Fisheries Act 2020 , other than a Welsh fishing boat; “ the person in charge ” (“ person sydd â gofal ”) means the owner, master and charterer, if any, of the fishing boat; “ the required information ” (“ yr wybodaeth ofynnol ”) means the information specified in article 4; “ Welsh fishing boat ” (“ cwch pysgota Cymreig ”) means a fishing vessel of less than 12 metres in length which is— registered in the United Kingdom under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and whose entry in that register specifies a port in Wales at which the vessel is to be treated as belonging; and licensed under section 15 of the Fisheries Act 2020.