Section 3 of the Principal Act is amended as follows:

(a) by inserting the following definition after the definition of master :

maximum number of pots means the maximum number of rock lobster pots for any year starting 1 November during the period 1 November 1988 to 31 October 1997 as calculated under section 98H ;

(b) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of repealed Act :

rock lobster catch history means the history of past catches of rock lobster of a holder of a licence that entitles the taking of rock lobster for commercial purposes which equals the sum of the 3 greatest yearly catch histories for the years during the period commencing 1 November 1988 to 31 October 1997;

rock lobster catch history unit means a unit that is equal to the rock lobster catch history divided by the sum of the rock lobster catch histories of all licence holders multiplied by the total allowable catch for the rock lobster fishery B;

rock lobster fishery A means the fishery for rock lobster for commercial purposes that consists of the class of persons who hold a licence to take rock lobster for commercial purposes;

rock lobster fishery B means the fishery for rock lobster for commercial purposes that consists of the class of persons who have a rock lobster catch history;

rock lobster quota unit means a unit that is an entitlement to one 10 507th of the total allowable catch set for the rock lobster fishery A for the relevant year;

(c) by inserting the following definitions after the definition of waters relevant to the State :

year , for the purpose of Division 6A of Part 4 , means a period of 12 months commencing on 1 November;

yearly catch means the catch of rock lobster during a year as referred to in section 98I ;

yearly catch history means the history of the yearly catch as calculated in section 98J .