The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Fishing Vessels) Regulations 1988 (S.I. 1988 No. 1926).

The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain a register of fishing vessels to be known as the Register of British Fishing Vessels. The Register, which may consist of computerised records, with such other records as the Secretary of State considers necessary or expedient shall be kept at the offices of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen. Registration in the Register shall be of two kinds: (a) registration of vessels as vessels to which the provisions of Part II of the Act relating to transfers by bill of sale and the registration of mortgages do not apply (hereinafter called simple registration ); and (b) registration of vessels as vessels to which those provisions do apply (hereinafter called full registration ). Salmon cobles are excluded from registration under the e Merchant Shipping Act 1894 (1988 Act) and from all the provisions of these Regulations. The Regulations provide for contents and form of application; conditions to change from full to simple registration; evidence of title on registration of vessel; etc.