# The Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) (Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, Regulation 3: Amendment of the Merchant Shipping (Fishing Vessels—Tonnage) Regulations 1988


The Merchant Shipping (Fishing Vessels—Tonnage) Regulations 1988 shall be amended as follows—
(1) in regulation 2:
(a) for the definition of “Authorised Measurer” there shall be substituted the following—
““Authorised Measurer” means a measurer appointed by an organisation authorised by the Secretary of State for this purpose”;
(b) the following definition shall be inserted in the appropriate alphabetical position.
““fixed permanent structure” includes any portion of the hull which is capable of being detached, but which must be fixed in place during the normal operation of the vessel. It does not include functional arrangements such as safety rails, bowsprits, pulpits, stemhead fittings, rudders, steering gear, outdrives, outboard motors, propulsion machinery, diving platforms, boarding platforms, rubbing strips and fenders.”;
(2) in regulation 3, for “the Merchant Shipping Act 1988” the following shall be substituted:
“Merchant Shipping Act 1995, other than a fishing vessel to which Part IIA of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997 applies.”

---
Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1916/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-tonnage-fishing-vessels-amendment-regulations-1998/regulation-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.