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Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, (a) ‘adjudicating officer’ means any officer of the Fisheries Department, not below the rank of an Assistant Director of Fisheries, authorised by the Government, by notification, to exercise the powers conferred on or to perform the functions entrusted to and discharge the duties imposed upon, adjudicating officer by or under this Act for such area as may be specified in the notification. (b) ‘Appellate Board’ means an Appellate Board constituted under section 18; (c) ‘Authorised Officer’ means an Officer authorised under section 3; (d) ‘fishing vessel’ means a ship or boat fitted with mechanical means of propulsion, which is engaged in sea fishing for profit and includes.- (i) a catamaran; (ii) a country craft, and (iii) a canoe, engaged in sea fishing; (e) ‘Government’ means the State Government; (f) ‘Licence’ means a licence issued or renewed under section 6; (g) ‘notification’ means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, and the word ‘Notified’ shall be construed accordingly; (h) ‘owner’ in relation to any fishing vessel means the owner or master, or any agent of such owner, and includes a mortgagee, lessee or other person in actual possession of the fishing vessel; (i) ‘prescribed’ means prescribed by rules made by Government under this Act; (j) ‘port’ means the space within such limits as may from time to time be defined by the Government, by notification for the purpose of this Act; 3 (k) ‘registered fishing vessel’ means,-- (i) a fishing vessel registered under section 11 of the Marine Products Export Development Authority Act, 1972 (Central Act 13 of 1972) or (ii) a fishing vessel registered under section 9; (l) ‘specified area’ means such area within the such limits in the sea along the entire coast line of the State, but not beyond territorial waters or exclusive economic zone as may be specified by notification, by the Government. (m) ‘State’ means the State of Andhra Pradesh and includes the territorial waters along the entire coastline of that State.