# The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020, Paragraph 5: United Kingdom Ships

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In the case of a fishing vessel of 15 metres or more in length overall but less than 24 metres in length, the “gross tonnage” is the tonnage of the vessel determined in accordance with regulations 6 (gross tonnage) and 12C (measurement of smaller fishing vessels) of the 1997 Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/621/schedule/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-prevention-of-pollution-by-garbage-from-ships-regulations-2020/schedule/paragraph-5
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