Fishing Vessel Act.

The purpose of this Act is to prescribe matters concerning the construction, registration, equipment, inspection of fishing vessels, and matters concerning investigations and research, thereby securing the efficient management and safety of fishing vessels, and contributing to the advancement of fish harvesting capacity and enhancing the growth of fisheries by promoting improvement in the functions of fishing vessels. The text consists of 53 sections divided into 9 Chapters as follows: General provisions (I); Building of fishing vessels (II); Registration of fishing vessels (IV); Deleted (V); Research and development of fishing vessels (VI); Deleted (VII); Supplementary provisions (VIII); Penal provisions (IX).