Regulation 11 Cancellation of certificates etc.
The Secretary of State may cancel a certificate issued to a United Kingdom fishing vessel where he has reason to believe the certificate was issued on false or erroneous information.
The Secretary of State may require that a certificate issued to a United Kingdom fishing vessel which has expired, ceased to be valid pursuant to Regulation II(3) (a) or (b) of the Torremolinos Protocol or has been cancelled, be surrendered as directed.
No person shall:
intentionally alter a certificate referred to in these Regulations;
intentionally make a false certificate referred to in these Regulations;
in connection with any survey required by these Regulations, knowingly or recklessly furnish false information;
with intent to deceive, use, lend, or allow to be used by another, a certificate referred to in these Regulations;
fail to surrender a certificate required to be surrendered under paragraph (2) above; or
in Scotland, forge any certificate referred to in these Regulations.