74AInterpretation of Division

74A Interpretation of Division

[Section 74A Inserted by No. 24 of 2021, s. 6, Applied:31 Mar 2023]

(1)  In this Division –

category, of licence – see section 76A(1) ;

commercial fishing licence means a licence that authorises the licence holder to carry out fishing for commercial purposes;

eligible person, in respect of a category of licence, means –

(a) a person that has been approved as eligible to hold a licence of that category by the Secretary under section 76A ; or

(b) a person that is taken to be approved as eligible to hold a licence of that category under section 76C ;

recreational fishing licence means a licence that authorises the licence holder to carry out recreational fishing.

(2)  For the purposes of this Division, a person is eligible to hold a licence if the person is an eligible person in respect of that category of licence.