Article 129 Cancellation of certificates

The Secretary of State may cancel a United Kingdom fishing vessel certificate:—

(a)

if he is satisfied:—

(i)

that any declaration of survey on which the certificate was founded has been in any particular made fraudulently or erroneously;

(ii)

that the certificate has been issued upon false or erroneous information;

(iii)

that since the making of the declaration, the hull, equipment or machinery have sustained any damage or are otherwise inadequate for their intended service;

(b)

if the certificate is not endorsed in the manner set out in Rule 130 of these Rules where the vessel is required to have been inspected in accordance with the requirements of that Rule;

(c)

if a new certificate is issued in respect of the vessel;

(d)

if the vessel has ceased to be registered in the United Kingdom under Part I or entered in the fishing boat register under Part IV of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894; or

(e)

if the vessel has ceased to be classed with Lloyd's Register of Shipping or has ceased to be subject to inspection by the White Fish Authority or the Herring Industry Board.