# The Fishing Vessels (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2017, Regulation 9: Cancellation of certificates of compliance etc.


(1) The Secretary of State may, by giving notice in writing to the owner of a fishing vessel, cancel a certificate of compliance issued in respect of the vessel where it has reason to believe that that certificate—
(a) was issued on the basis of false or erroneous information,
(b) has been intentionally altered (other than by or on the instructions of the Secretary of State), or
(c) has been used by, loaned to, or allowed to be used by a person to whom the certificate was not issued.
(2) The Secretary of State may by notice in writing require that a certificate of compliance which—
(a) has expired,
(b) has ceased to be valid because the vessel no longer complies with the applicable Code of Practice, or
(c) has been cancelled,
be surrendered as directed in the notice.
(3) If the owner or skipper of a fishing vessel fails without reasonable cause to surrender a certificate of compliance pursuant to a notice issued under paragraph (2), that owner or skipper is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2017/943/regulation/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-codes-of-practice-regulations-2017/regulation-9
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