Merchant Shipping (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2002. Country/Territory Guernsey (UK) Document type Legislation Date 2002 (2011) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries, Sea Keyword Fishing vessel Registration Offences/penalties Navigation Geographical area Europe, North Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Law makes provision for the registration of ships in the Guernsey register of British ships and navigation in Guernsey waters and related matters. Special rules are made for fishing vessel construction and survey and registration of fishing vessels. The register shall be so constituted as to distinguish, in a separate part, registrations of fishing vessels. A fishing vessel, entitled to be registered, or wholly-owned by persons qualified to be owners of British ships, but is not properly registered, which fishes for profit shall be liable to forfeiture and the skipper, the owner and any charterer of the vessel shall each be guilty of an offence. Full text English Website www.guernseylegalresources.gg References - Legislation Implemented by Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2009 (G.S.I. No. 10 of 2009). Legislation | Guernsey (UK) | 2009 Keyword: Fishing vessel, Registration, Marking/identification, Offences/penalties, Navigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2009 (G.S.I. No. 9 of 2009). Legislation | Guernsey (UK) | 2010 Keyword: Fishing vessel, Navigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Small Fishing Vessels (Safety) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2007 (G.S.I. No. 6 of 2007). Legislation | Guernsey (UK) | 2007 Keyword: Fishing vessel, Offences/penalties, Navigation Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Accident Reporting and Investigation) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Regulations, 2009 (G.S.I. No. 8 of 2009). Legislation | Guernsey (UK) | 2009 Keyword: Marine pollution, Navigation, Hazards, Data collection/reporting, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution: Substances Other than Oil) (Intervention) (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Order, 2012 (G.S.I. No. 17 of 2012). Legislation | Guernsey (UK) | 2012 Keyword: Marine pollution, Hazards, Enforcement/compliance Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Merchant Shipping (Bailiwick of Guernsey) (Amendment) Law, 2014. Legislation | Guernsey (UK) | 2015 Keyword: Navigation, Offences/penalties Source: FAO, FAOLEX