(1) Any summons in respect of an offence against this Act that relates to any foreign fishing vessel or foreign-owned New Zealand fishing vessel or foreign-operated fish carrier shall be deemed to have been served on the defendant in accordance with section 24 of the Summary Proceedings Act 1957 if the summons is served, in any one of the ways specified in subsection (1) of that section, on the authorised agent of—
(2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the authorised agent shall be the person nominated as authorised agent at the time of registration or licensing of the vessel, as the case may be, whether or not the vessel is currently registered or licensed under this Act.