# The Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) (Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1975, Regulation 3: Extension to Unregistered British Fishing Vessels


(1) It is hereby directed that the provisions of section 20 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1970 and of these Regulations shall extend to British vessels (which are not registered in the United Kingdom or elsewhere) of the following description, that is to say, every mechanically-propelled sea-going fishing vessel of 24·4 metres or more in length which:
(a) is wholly owned by a person resident in or by a body corporate having a principal place of business in the United Kingdom; and
(b) is required to be registered under the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 but is not registered under Part I or Part IV of that Act;
and to masters and seamen employed in her.
(2) These Regulations shall apply to every such unregistered fishing vessel as and to the extent that they would apply to her if she were a fishing vessel which had been registered for the first time under Part I or Part IV of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 on the date on which her construction was completed; and regulation 2 shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1975/2220/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-crew-accommodation-fishing-vessels-regulations-1975/regulation-3
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