Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) (Fishing Vessels) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (No. 1916 of 1998). Country/Territory United Kingdom Document type Regulation Date 1998 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Navigation Fishing vessel Geographical area Europe, European Union Countries, Northern Europe Entry into force notes These amending Regulations entered into force on 4 September 1998. Abstract These Regulations amend the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations 1997 to require a measurement for tonnage of fishing vessels of between 15 or more metres in length overall and 24 metres in length, to be done in the same way as for fishing vessels of 24 metres or more in length, for the purposes of Council Regulation (EC) No. 2930/86 defining the characteristics of fishing vessels as amended by Council Regulation (EC) No. 3259/94. The Regulations also amend the Merchant Shipping (Fishing Vess Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk