The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1988

Registration

23.  When the Secretary of State is satisfied in respect of an application:

(a)that the vessel has been duly measured, carved and marked, and

(b)that the particulars of the vessel furnished to him are correct, and

(c)(in the case of an application for full registration) that the title to the vessel has been adequately proved, and

(d)that the vessel is eligible under section 14 of the Act to be registered as a British fishing vessel,he shall register the vessel, with full registration or simple registration as appropriate by entering in the Register the particulars of the vessel and its owners specified in Schedule 2 hereto; and in the case of full registration where application for registration of a mortgage complying with regulation 39 has been made, register any mortgage or mortgages thereon in accordance with paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Schedule 3 to the Act.