3Interpretation

3 Interpretation

(1)  In these regulations –

abalone means fish of the genus Haliotis;

accredited seafood producer means the proprietor of a seafood business who is an accredited producer;

Act means the Primary Produce Safety Act 2011 ;

approved area means an area classified as an approved area under regulation 18 as published under regulation 19 ;

approved seafood food safety auditor means a food safety auditor approved under Part 11 of the Act to audit food safety programs in respect of seafood;

approved seafood food safety program means a food safety program in respect of seafood that is an approved food safety program;

bivalve molluscs includes clams, cockles, mussels, oysters, pipis and scallops;

classification notice means a notice under regulation 18(1) ;

commercial fishing licence means a fishing licence under the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995 other than –

(a) a licence issued under that Act for recreational fishing within the meaning of that Act; or

(b) a marine farming licence;

depuration means a process of holding live seafood in a controlled aquatic environment to eliminate or reduce the level of pathogenic organisms that may be present in the seafood;

fish means any aquatic animal, whether dead or alive, of any species (other than amphibians, mammals or reptiles) which, in the normal course of events, spends part or all of its life in the aquatic environment;