for the establishment and maintenance of a register of British fishing vessels; and

for the registration in that register of fishing vessels which are, by virtue of section 14, eligible to be registered as British fishing vessels.

Part I of the 1894 Act;

section 373 of that Act (registry of British fishing boats); or

the M6Sea Fishing Boats (Scotland) Act 1886.

the vessel (being eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel) is registered under this Part in accordance with regulations under this section, or

the end of such period beginning with the commencement of this Part as may be prescribed,

the vessel is British-owned;

the vessel is managed, and its operations are directed and controlled, from within the United Kingdom; and

any charterer, manager or operator of the vessel is a qualified person or company.

the legal title to the vessel is vested wholly in one or more qualified persons or companies; and

in connection with the implementation of any of the requirements specified in subsection (1)(a) to (c), or

in addition to the requirements so specified,

the vessel would be eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel but for the fact that any particular individual, or (as the case may be) each of a number of particular individuals, is not a British citizen (and is accordingly not a qualified person), and

it would be appropriate to dispense with the requirement of British citizenship in the case of that individual or those individuals, in view of the length of time he has or they have resided in the United Kingdom and been involved in the fishing industry of the United Kingdom,

to investigate the eligibility of the vessel to be so registered, and

to make a report of his conclusions to the Secretary of State;

it is incorporated in the United Kingdom and has its principal place of business there;

at least the relevant percentage of its shares (taken as a whole), and of each class of its shares, is legally and beneficially owned by one or more qualified persons or companies; and

at least the relevant percentage of its directors are qualified persons;

a person who is a British citizen resident and domiciled in the United Kingdom, or

a local authority in the United Kingdom; and

that the vessel is eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel, and

that any relevant requirements of any such regulations have been complied with in relation to the vessel,

the owner of the vessel, or

any charterer, manager or operator of the vessel,

he shall, as soon as practicable after the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the date of service of that notice, serve a notice under subsection (6) on the owner of the vessel, and

the vessel’s registration shall terminate by virtue of this subsection at the relevant time.

the Secretary of State shall serve a notice under subsection (6) on the owner of the vessel, and

the vessel’s registration shall terminate by virtue of this subsection at the relevant time.

that the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the vessel in question is eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel, or

that the vessel has not been presented for a survey as required by a notice under subsection (4),

the Secretary of State is satisfied that the earlier failure of the vessel to be eligible to be so registered or (as the case may be) to be presented for a survey was due to inadvertence, and (in the latter case) that the vessel has since been presented for a survey, or

the Secretary of State consents to the vessel being so registered, or

in the case of a vessel whose registration terminated by virtue of section 16(3), the Secretary of State is satisfied that the vessel has been disposed of by its former registered owner by means of a transaction at arm’s length and that no person who for the time being is a relevant owner of the vessel was a relevant owner of it at the time when its registration terminated.

the legal title to the vessel or any share in it is vested in that person, or

the vessel or any share in it is beneficially owned by that person, or

any shares in a company falling within paragraph (a) or (b) above are legally or beneficially owned by that person,

the property in the vessel shall be divided into 64 shares;

except as provided by paragraph (c), the number of persons registered as owners of the vessel shall not at any time exceed 64;

any number of persons not exceeding five may be registered as joint owners of the vessel or of any share in the vessel (but for the purposes of paragraph (b) the registered joint owners of any such share shall be treated as constituting one person);

a registered joint owner of the vessel or of any share in the vessel shall not be entitled to dispose of his interest in the vessel or share separately from the interest or interests in it of the other joint owner or joint owners; and

a person shall not be entitled to be registered as the owner of a fractional part of a share in the vessel.

a registered vessel (not being a vessel registered in pursuance of paragraph 2(c) of Schedule 2), or

a share in any such vessel,

is in such form as may be prescribed or approved by the Secretary of State; and

contains a description of the vessel sufficient to identify the vessel to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State.

he has made an application for the purpose in accordance with regulations under section 13 and has produced to the Secretary of State the bill of sale by which the vessel or share has been so transferred, and

the Secretary of State is satisfied as mentioned in section 15(1);

register the bill of sale referred to in paragraph (a) of that subsection by causing the applicant’s name to be entered in the register as owner of the vessel or share in question, and

endorse on the bill of sale the fact that that entry has been made, together with the date and time when it was made.

the Secretary of State shall serve a notice under subsection (7) on the owner of the vessel; and

the vessel’s registration shall terminate by virtue of this subsection at the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the date of service of that notice.

that the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the vessel in question is eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel; and

that the vessel’s registration will accordingly terminate by virtue of subsection (6) at the end of the period referred to in that subsection.

he has made an application for the purpose in accordance with regulations under section 13 and has produced to the Secretary of State such evidence of the transmission as may be prescribed; and

the Secretary of State is satisfied as mentioned in section 15(1);

the Secretary of State shall serve a notice under subsection (5) on the owner of the vessel; and

the vessel’s registration shall terminate by virtue of this subsection at the end of the period of 14 days beginning with the date of service of that notice.

that the Secretary of State is not satisfied that the vessel in question is eligible to be registered as a British fishing vessel; and

that the vessel’s registration will accordingly terminate by virtue of subsection (4) at the end of the period referred to in that subsection.

the skipper, the owner and any charterer of the vessel shall each be guilty of an offence; and

the vessel shall be liable to forfeiture.

eligible to be registered under this Part, or

wholly owned by one or more persons qualified to be owners of British ships for the purposes of Part I of the 1894 Act,

the skipper, the owner and any charterer of the vessel shall each be guilty of an offence; and

the vessel shall be liable to forfeiture.

it is eligible to be registered under this Part, or

it is wholly owned by one or more such persons as are mentioned in subsection (2)(b), or

(subject to subsection (8)) any prescribed marks are displayed on it,

the payment of dues, fees or other charges;

liability to fines and forfeiture; and

the punishment of offences committed on board the vessel, or by any persons belonging to it.

any change affecting the eligibility of the vessel to be registered as a British fishing vessel, or

any change (not falling within paragraph (a)) in the percentage of the property in the vessel which is beneficially owned by persons who are qualified persons or companies within the meaning of section 14,

in connection with the registration of any vessel or the making of any other entry in the register in pursuance of this Part, or

in purported compliance with the requirements of any notice under section 16(1),

on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £50,000;

on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or a fine, or both.

in England and Wales, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General, the Secretary of State or the Minister; or

in Northern Ireland, except by or with the consent of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland, the Secretary of State or the Minister.

in relation to England and Wales, means the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; and

in relation to Northern Ireland, means the Secretary of State concerned with sea fishing in Northern Ireland.

section 69 (penalty for unduly assuming British character), and

section 71 (penalty for acquiring ownership if unqualified),

this Part of this Act, and

any regulations made under it,

it appears to the Secretary of State that any harbour authority have, by virtue of any statutory provision, power to license or otherwise regulate operations of any description falling within any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 34(1) of the M1Coast Protection Act 1949 (“the relevant power”), and

he considers it appropriate to do so,he may make regulations providing for section 34 of that Act not to apply to operations of that description in relation to which the relevant power is exercisable and which are carried out within such area or areas falling within the jurisdiction of that harbour authority as may be specified in the regulations (“the prescribed operations”); and, if he does so, the relevant power shall be exercisable by the harbour authority, in relation to the prescribed operations, subject to and in accordance with the following provisions of this section.

enabling representations to be made with respect to any such application in such manner as may be specified in the regulations;

requiring the authority, when determining any such application, to have regard to any representations made in accordance with the regulations so far as touching on any consideration material to the authority’s decision on the application;

for the operation of any such licence to be suspended during the period during which such an appeal may be brought and, if such an appeal is brought by a person other than the applicant, until such time (if any) as the authority’s decision on the application is affirmed by the Secretary of State;

authorising the Secretary of State on such an appeal to do any of the things mentioned in subsection (6)(a) to (c) below;

any regulations under this section are in force in relation to a harbour authority, and

the authority have determined an application made to them for the grant, in the exercise of the relevant power, of a licence to carry out a prescribed operation, and

no appeal has been brought (whether under the regulations or otherwise) in respect of their determination of the application, but

the Secretary of State considers that it would be appropriate in the interests of the safety of navigation for the application to be redetermined by him,

the Secretary of State shall serve a copy of that notice on the applicant and shall, in such manner as he thinks fit, advertise the fact that the application is to be redetermined by him; and

the operation of any licence granted by the authority in pursuance of the application shall be suspended until such time (if any) as the authority’s decision to grant the licence is affirmed by the Secretary of State under subsection (6).

direct the harbour authority to cancel any licence granted by them in pursuance of the application; or

affirm the harbour authority’s determination of the application.

in the form in which it was originally applied for by the applicant, or

in that form but subject to such modifications as are specified in the direction,

on the application of the harbour authority, or

of his own motion after consulting the authority.

before the operation to which the licence relates has been begun, with written particulars of the operation and with a plan showing where it is to be carried out, and

once the operation has been carried out, with a notification of that fact, and with such plans and additional information relating to the completed operation as he may require for the purpose of determining whether, and if so what, changes should be made to any chart or other publication produced under his superintendence.