§ Amendment made: No. 18, in page 56, line 24, at end insert—
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'Construction of references in other enactments to fishing vessels excluded from registration
8. References in any statutory provision (apart from section 2(1)(ab)) to fishing vessels excluded from registration by regulations under section 12 shall be construed as references to fishing vessels which, being eligible to be registered under this Part by virtue of section 13, are excluded from registration by such regulations (and are not registered under the law of any country outside the United Kingdom).'. —[Mr. Channon.]