# The Fishing Vessels (Safety Provisions) Rules 1975, Article 128: Extension of certificates


(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, where application has been made to the Secretary of State by the owner of a vessel in respect of which a United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate is in force, for issue of a further United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate to take effect on the expiry of the current certificate and following that application the vessel has been duly surveyed in accordance with Rule 124 of these Rules, if the Secretary of State is satisfied on receipt of the surveyor's report that the vessel complies with the requirements of Parts II and III of these Rules (other than those relating to stability) but by reason of the absence of stability information or otherwise, the further United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate may not be issued before the date of expiry of the current certificate, the period of validity of that current certificate may be extended for a period not exceeding two months.
(2) No such extension shall have effect for the purposes of these Rules unless particulars of the date to which the period of validity is extended, together with particulars of the place at and the date on which such extension was given, are endorsed by the Secretary of State on the current certificate.
(3) The period of validity of any United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate coming into force immediately on the expiry of a certificate extended pursuant to this Rule shall not exceed a period of four years commencing on the date on which the survey referred to in paragraph (1) above was begun.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/330/article/128 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-safety-provisions-rules-1975/article-128
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