SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 13Consequential Amendments

Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (c. 77)

43In the Sea Fisheries Act 1968—

(a)in section 8(6)—

(i)for “418 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894” substitute “ 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995”;

(ii)for “723(1) of that Act (enforcement)” substitute “ 257 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (powers to require production of ships documents)”;

(iii)for “subsection” substitute “section”; and

(iv)for “723(2)” substitute “ 257”.

(b)in section 17, for “72 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (wreck brought within the limits of the United Kingdom)” substitute “ 236(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (delivery of wreck to receiver)”, and for “Merchant Shipping Act 1894” substitute “Merchant Shipping Act 1995”; and

(c)in section 19(1)—

(i)for the definitions of “British fishing boat” and “foreign fishing boat” substitute—

“British fishing boat” means a fishing boat which either is registered in the United Kingdom under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or is wholly British-owned; and

(ii)in the appropriate places insert—

“foreign fishing boat” means any fishing boat other than a British fishing boat; and

“wholly British-owned” means wholly owned by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;.