The Fishing Vessels (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2017

Production of certificate

10.—(1) The skipper of any medium or large fishing vessel must on demand produce to an officer of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, relevant inspector or sea-fishery officer the certificate of compliance issued in respect of that vessel.

(2) Where a demand is made under paragraph (1) the fishing vessel is liable to be detained until the certificate of compliance is produced.

(3) In paragraph (1)—

“relevant inspector” means a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c) of section 258(1) of the Act (powers to inspect ships and their equipment, etc.)(1); and

“sea-fishery officer” means a person mentioned in section 7(1) of the Sea Fisheries Act 1968 (sea-fishery officers)(2).

(1)

Section 258(1) was amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), Schedule 1 paragraph 4(1) and (2) and Schedule 7, Part 1.

(2)

1968 c. 77: section 7(1) was amended by the Fisheries Act 1981 (c. 29), section 26(1) and Schedule 5, Part II, by the Marine and Coastal Access Act 2009 (c. 23), section 239(1) and (2) and Schedule 22, Part 6, and by S.I. 1999/1820, Schedule 1, Part 1, paragraph 48(1) and (3)(a).