Fishing Vessels (EC Directive on Harmonised Safety Regime) Regulations 1999 (No. 2998 of 1999).

These Regulations give effect in part to Council Directive 97/70/EC setting up a harmonised safety regime for fishing vessels of 24 metres in length and over. The Council Directive essentially provides for compliance with the Torremolinos Protocol relating to the Torremolinos International Convention for the Safety of Fishing Vessels 1977. The Regulations primarily affect new (post 1st January 1999) fishing vessels. In relation to new United Kingdom fishing vessels of 24 metres or more in length are required to comply with Chapters II to VIII and X of the Torremolinos Protocol as modified in Schedule 3 to the Regulations and new survey and certification requirements are imposed. Non-United Kingdom fishing vessels are now subject to control in certain circumstances.