# The Sea Fish Licensing (Time at Sea) (Principles) Order 1993, Article 5: Basic allocation

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

(1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, the basic allocation in respect of any vessel shall be the number of half-days spent at sea by the vessel in 1991, as derived from any written returns relating to that vessel.
(2) Where—
(a) an application to register a vessel as a British fishing vessel under section 13 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1988 was refused because the vessel failed to meet the criteria for British-owned vessels laid down in section 14 of that Act as originally enacted, and
(b) the vessel was subsequently registered under section 13 of that Act and a licence was granted in respect of the vessel after 1st January 1991,
the basic allocation in respect of that vessel shall be the number of half-days spent at sea by the vessel in 1988, as derived from any written returns relating to that vessel.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/1196/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/sea-fish-licensing-time-at-sea-principles-order-1993/article-5
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