# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 43


In the Sea Fisheries Act 1968—
(a) in section 8(6)—
(i) for “418 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894” substitute “ 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 ”;
(ii) for “723(1) of that Act (enforcement)” substitute “ 257 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (powers to require production of ships documents) ”;
(iii) for “subsection” substitute “ section ”; and
(iv) for “723(2)” substitute “ 257 ”.
(b) in section 17, for “72 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1906 (wreck brought within the limits of the United Kingdom)” substitute “ 236(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (delivery of wreck to receiver) ”, and for “Merchant Shipping Act 1894” substitute “ Merchant Shipping Act 1995 ”; and
(c) in section 19(1)—
(i) for the definitions of “British fishing boat” and “foreign fishing boat” substitute—
““British fishing boat” means a fishing boat which either is registered in the United Kingdom under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 or is wholly British-owned;” and
(ii) in the appropriate places insert—
““foreign fishing boat” means any fishing boat other than a British fishing boat;” and
““wholly British-owned” means wholly owned by persons qualified to own British ships for the purposes of Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995;”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/13/paragraph/43 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-13/paragraph-43
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