Surrender of licences and removal from the register
9.—(1) The applicant shall before the date to be determined by the Department—
(a)surrender the licence referred to in Article 3(1)(b), and any current licence in respect of the vessel granted otherwise than under section 4 of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967, to the person who granted the licence and in the case of any licences granted by a person other than the Department furnish to the Department evidence that all such licences have been so surrendered;
(b)take all necessary steps to ensure that the vessel is removed from the register and furnish to the Department evidence that it has been so removed.
(2) In this Article a “licence” includes any written authorisation, consent or permit.