"port"
in relation to—
| (a) | a port in a country other than the Republic, means a place, whether proclaimed a public harbour or not, and whether natural or artificial, to which ships may resort for shelter or to ship or unship goods or passengers; and |
| (b) | a port in the Republic, means a harbour of which Transnet Limited has become the owner in terms of section 3 of the Legal Succession to the South African Transport Services Act 9 of 1989, or a fishing harbour as defined in section 1 of the Sea Fishery Act 12 of 1988, or any place which has under this Act or any other law been designated as a place from or at which any vessel or a vessel of a particular type may be launched, beached, moored or berthed; |
[Paragraph (b) substituted by section 1(h) of Act No. 18 of 1992]
[Definition substituted by section 1(a) of Act No. 25 of 1985]