Part V Fishing Vessels
Chapter II Safety
125 Prohibition on going to sea without appropriate certificate.
1
No fishing vessel required to be surveyed under the fishing vessel survey rules shall go to sea unless there are in force fishing vessel certificates showing that the vessel complies with such of the requirements of the fishing vessel construction and equipment provisions as are applicable to the vessel.
2
If a fishing vessel goes to sea in contravention of subsection (1) above the owner or skipper of the vessel shall be liable—
a
on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum;
b
on conviction on indictment, to a fine.
3
The skipper of any United Kingdom fishing vessel shall on demand produce to any officer of customs and excise or of the Secretary of State any certificate required by this Chapter; and F1the fishing vessel, if in United Kingdom waters, may be detained until the certificate is so produced.