Application3

1

Subject to paragraph (3), these Regulations apply to United Kingdom fishing vessels wherever they may be.

2

Regulations 12 to 14 apply to fishing vessels which are not United Kingdom fishing vessels while the vessel is in United Kingdom waters.

3

Regulation 5 does not apply to fishing vessels which are less than 24 metres in length, unless such vessels normally navigate—

a

at a distance exceeding 200 nautical miles from the United Kingdom coastline; or

b

to the outer edge of the United Kingdom continental shelf,

whichever distance is the greater.