In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:—
(a) “adjudicating Officer” 1[means a Group “A” Officer of the Government of Goa on whom the powers of Adjudicating officer are conferred by the Government under this Act.];
(b) “Appellate Board” means an Appellate Board constituted under section 22;
(c) “authorised officer” means such officer as the Government may by notification in the Official Gazette authorise in respect of the matter to which reference is made in the provision of this Act in which the expression occurs;
(d) “Fishing vessel” means a ship or boat, whether or not fitted with mechanical means of propulsion, which is engaged in sea fishing and includes—
(i) a catamaran,
(ii) a country craft and
(iii) a canoe engaged in sea fishing;
1 Substituted in place of word and letters “means a special Judicial Magistrate appointed under the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Central Act 2 of 1974) for the purposes of this Act” and shall be deemed to have always been so substituted by the amendment Act 14 of 1989. Section 3 of the amendment Act further provide that “Notwithstanding any defect in the appointment of an adjudicating Officer made prior to coming into force of this Act, any such appointment shall be deemed to have been validly made and no order or decision of such Adjudicating Officer shall be deemed to be invalid merely because of irregularity or defect in his appointment.
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(e) “Government” means the Government of Goa, Daman and Diu;
(f) “port” means the space within such limits as may from time to time be defined by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette, for the purpose of this Act;
(g) “registered fishing vessel” means—
(i) a fishing vessel registered under section 11 of the Marine Products Export Development Authority Act, 1972 or;
Central Act 13 of 1972.
(ii) a fishing vessel registered under section 12;
(h) “specified area” means such area in the sea along the entire coastline of the Union territory, or such portion of it, but not beyond the territorial waters, as may be specified by the Government by notification in the Official Gazette;
(i) “Union territory” means the Union territory of Goa, Daman and Diu and includes the territorial waters along the entire coastline of the Union territory.