Section 16: Interpretation

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
''barrier'' means an obstruction constructed in the course of a river or lake;
"closed season" means a specific period during which fishing is prohibited;
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner charged with responsibility for matters relating to fishery in a State;
"craft" means a fishing craft required to be licensed under this Act;
"dam" means a permanent structure constructed across a river for the conservation of water;
"fish" means all living aquatic animals, vertebrates and invertebrates, other than plants, which are harvestable for food and other economic purposes;
"fishing" means the catching, taking or harvesting of fish, attempted catching, taking or harvesting of fish and any other activity which can reasonably result in the catching, taking or harvesting of fish;
"fishing gear" means the apparatus used for taking out fish from a body of water;
''fish ladder" means a mechanism for allowing fish movements upstream and downstream through barriers and dams;
"licence" means a permit to operate a motor fishing craft for the act of taking fish;
''Minister" means the Minister charged with responsibility for matters relating to fishery;
"motor fishing craft" means a vessel which is used for or equipped to be used for fishing.