Regulation 15 Enforcement of detention

(1)

Section 284 of the Act (enforcing detention of ship) M1 applies where a fishing vessel is liable to be detained under these Regulations as if—

(a)

references to detention of a ship under the Act were references to detention of the fishing vessel in question under these Regulations; and

(b)

subsection (7) were omitted.

(2)

Where a fishing vessel is liable to be detained by virtue of these Regulations, a surveyor of ships must serve on the skipper a detention notice which —

(a)

states that, in the opinion of the surveyor of ships, the vessel does not comply with the requirements of these Regulations;

(b)

specifies the requirements which, in the opinion of the surveyor of ships, are not met in relation to that vessel; and

(c)

requires the terms of the notice to be complied with before the vessel is released by any person mentioned in section 284(1) of the Act.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: Section 284(1)(b) was substituted by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997, Schedule 1, paragraph 5(2).