# The Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999, Paragraph 7


After Rule 126A the following Rule shall be inserted:
“126B (1) Notwithstanding Rule 126, for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over, where, on or after 1st January 2000, the Secretary of State is satisfied that the vessel complies with the requirements in these Rules and in the Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999 applicable to such a vessel he shall issue a certificate of compliance supplemented by a record of equipment and, where appropriate, exemption certificate. The certificate of compliance, record of equipment and exemption certificate shall be in the form set out in Annex V to Council Directive 97/70/EC setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over.
(2) References to a fishing vessel certificate in these Rules (except in Rule 126), and in sections 123 to 126 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, shall include a reference to a certificatte issued under paragraph (1).”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/2998/schedule/1/paragraph/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-ec-directive-on-harmonised-safety-regime-regulations-1999/schedule-1/paragraph-7
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