Merchant Shipping (Registry, Lettering and Numbering of Fishing Boats) Regulations, 1997
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: Citation and commencement.
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paragraphs: Revocation of previous Regulations.
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paragraphs: Interpretation.
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paragraphs: Application.
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paragraphs: Registrar General and Deputy Registrar General.
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paragraphs: Local registrars.
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paragraphs: Register of Fishing Boats and procedures for registration.
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paragraphs: Applications for registration.
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paragraphs: Procedures for registration.
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paragraphs: Marking of fishing boats with identification marks.
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paragraphs: Entry in Register and certificate of registry.
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paragraphs: Particulars to be registered in relation to boats of particular lengths and tonnage.
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paragraphs: Fishing boats registered under revoked regulations deemed registered under these Regulations.
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paragraphs: Procedures where change in particulars of boat or practices relevant to registration.
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paragraphs: Change in particulars of registration.
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paragraphs: Lost or destroyed certificate of registration.
I, Sean Barrett, Minister for the Marine, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 373(5) of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894 (57 & 58 Vict. c.60),as amended, extended or adapted by any other enactment, hereby make the following Regulations:
1 Citation and commencement
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paragraphs: "These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Registry, Lettering and Numbering of Fishing Boats) Regulations, 1997, and shall be deemed to have come into operation on the commencement of section 4 of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1994 (No. 23 of 1994).
2 Revocation of previous Regulations
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paragraphs: " The Merchant Shipping (Registry, Lettering and Numbering of Fishing Boats) Regulations, 1989 (S. 1. No. 344 of 1989), are hereby revoked.
3 Interpretation
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paragraphs: " (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires
"the Act of 1955" means the Mercantile Marine Act, 1955 (No. 29 of 1955);
"certificate of registry" means a certificate of registry issued under regulation 11(1);
"fishing boat" means a boat employed or intended to be employed in sea fishing, and intended for the catching or taking for sale of sea fish, and which is wholly owned by—
( a ) a citizen of Ireland,
( b ) a national of a Member State, or
( c ) a body corporate established under and subject to the law of a Member State and having its principal place of business in a Member State;
but does not include a boat that is—
(i) registered under the law of any state, other than the State,
(ii) open and undocked and navigated by oars only, or
(iii) engaged in fishing or dredging solely for scientific, research or training purposes;
"functions" includes powers and duties; "local registrar" means a local registrar under regulation 6(2);
"Member State" means a member state of the European Communities;
"the Minister" means the Minister for the Marine;
"owner", in relation to a fishing boat, means the person who owns the boat or, in the case of a boat the subject of a leasing agreement or a hire purchase agreement, the person who is in possession of the boat under the agreement;