# The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993, Regulation 12: Eligibility

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

The following persons are qualified to be the owners of fishing vessels which are to be registered on Part II of the Register:—
(a) (i) British citizens; or
(ii) non-United Kingdom nationals exercising their right of freedom of movement of workers or right of establishment;
(b) bodies corporate—
(i) incorporated in the United Kingdom, or
(ii) incorporated in an EEA State with a place of business in the United Kingdom;
(c) UK Economic Interest Groupings;
(d) a local authority in the United Kingdom.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3138/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-regulations-1993/regulation-12
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