{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-codes-of-practice-regulations-2017/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-codes-of-practice-regulations-2017/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2017/943",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishing Vessels (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2017",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-codes-of-practice-regulations-2017",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Prohibition on proceeding on any voyage without a certificate",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a United Kingdom fishing vessel must not proceed on a voyage unless—\n(a) the Secretary of State has issued a certificate of compliance in respect of that vessel;\n(b) that certificate of compliance is valid at the time of the voyage; and\n(c) the vessel continues to comply with the applicable Code of Practice.\n(2) Where the certificate of compliance issued in respect of a fishing vessel has been suspended under regulation 8 (suspension of certificates), paragraph (1) does not prohibit that vessel from returning to port.\n(3) Contravention of paragraph (1) is an offence by both the owner and skipper of the fishing vessel.\n(4) A person guilty of an offence under paragraph (1) is liable—\n(a) on summary conviction—\n(i) in England and Wales to a fine; or\n(ii) in Scotland or Northern Ireland to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum; or\n(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to a fine, or both.\n(5) It is a defence for a person charged under paragraph (3) to show that all reasonable precautions to avoid committing the offence were taken.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/943/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:07:48.220407+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}