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The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993

Type Statutory-Instrument
Publication 1993-12-14
Last updated 2025-12-12
State In force
Department King's Printer of Acts of Parliament
Source legislation.gov.uk
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[^key-3c326b3b1277d93240cd1d63b2381c01]: Words in reg. 7(1)(f) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1221), reg. 2(b), Sch. para. 1(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-0667449eff9730524e4aeefcc849182f]: Reg. 7(1)(h) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 63(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-60a7d0d831cba4a703ff48400a57f85c]: Words in reg. 8(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 6(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-a05a152e56c009e1c3a69d02ec3a6a1b]: Reg. 12(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1221), reg. 2(b), Sch. para. 1(4); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-b6547d564ce38eabf525e39288bf3887]: Reg. 12(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 63(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-24d3a04a5ac5998112e733b62ebf6876]: Words in reg. 13(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 8; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-6287390749e7618dc51ce28f1d1c6281]: Words in reg. 15(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1221), reg. 2(b), Sch. para. 1(5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-aa4c228d4bd6945a658678f904d4bc29]: Word in reg. 21(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The European Economic Interest Grouping (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1299), regs. 1, 63(c); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-3d54da44739bfcdea3ec543f41d10b1b]: Reg. 22(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 9; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-4ed8846a23bcd49567f560b58f4cb6c5]: Words in reg. 24(b)(i) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1221), reg. 2(b), Sch. para. 1(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-4f2dd420959b4f278e91f619a91b2b2f]: Words in reg. 31(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 11(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-2cc4e953516677c863b034e9876caa9e]: Reg. 31(2A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 11(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-0b2144d6d4a45227657d4bd76c8b111b]: Words in reg. 36(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 12; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-4fdcb616415e01896a6f57a511fb68ec]: Reg. 36(3) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1221), reg. 2(b), Sch. para. 1(7); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-892246415f8867ba32d929f4cf82b010]: Reg. 42(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 14; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-3cb3d99323437a133d1dc09ef77fadb3]: Reg. 47 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 15; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-cb47e05fcae94551611f1b4bfbc8bc4f]: Reg. 48(3)(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 16; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-01de1bdb51707f5cd63d0050c57d5eb6]: Reg. 56(1)(ab) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 17(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-d1a8b6133bf14c543fa17b61d18b2405]: Reg. 56(1)(ba) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 17(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-7c33dd66d5be5b72568f5984127bdd21]: Word in reg. 56(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 17(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-26d044cc4886869e1c64d52c4d57598a]: Words in reg. 72(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 18(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-75587a2c08db1f32a984581379313fea]: Reg. 72(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 18(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-216e4f70a15315383a386b5dd7c62dd4]: Reg. 77(3)(ab) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 19; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-719b29b41d8894bfba78aeaad13a4c39]: Words in reg. 80(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 20(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-1de46cd5567c8641e63dce4ef7820210]: Reg. 80(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 20(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-c6b228ad8784d50a3fc250cb546f33a2]: Words in reg. 82(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 21; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-296f70e682a04263e86ad0bf51f1df36]: Reg. 87(1)(ba)(bb) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 22; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-9cbd92e1e77f62783207d63d944ff464]: Word in reg. 87K(1)(a) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 24; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-7230d446c662498976cff820411bee9f]: Words in reg. 90 inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 26; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-f99616d79f1966c83efbe49c75f4bdc5]: Reg. 92(ca) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 27; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-2691bcdc9ce0914f7226a6de8c41c26e]: Words in reg. 93(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 28; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-d69dfd375c11afc62897fc8f312a57ee]: Word in reg. 101(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 29(a)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-8f9c7dd9a1a2c53843062386204a8bc8]: Word in reg. 101(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 29(a)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-47ccd9feb7e1c99816109aeff538a289]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 2(e) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018 (S.I. 2018/1221), reg. 2(b), Sch. para. 1(8); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-526e02c6085b33f781e9dba726b273f5]: Words in Sch. 4 para. 5(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Fisheries (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/746), regs. 1, 5; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

[^key-260cb8315e039a0fab1642a05585b1b0]: Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (1.3.2022 at 3.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/203), regs. 1(2), 8(2)

[^key-9a820416da7c5d6103f04fe5d4d88d38]: Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (1.3.2022 at 3.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/203), regs. 1(2), 8(3)

[^key-3c85ef80eb0b758ab069c46638f30c6b]: Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (8.3.2022 at 5.00 p.m.) by The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 6) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/241), regs. 1(2), 16(2)

[^key-83f51e09bde4327aeb740ef6395415e6]: Word in reg. 1(2) omitted (5.7.2022) by virtue of The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 46(2)(a)(i)

[^key-c393c52351f87fbd23412079eff6fbc2]: Word in reg. 1(2) inserted (5.7.2022) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 46(2)(a)(ii)

[^key-e3fe6b364585db9b1828399572f9a004]: Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (5.7.2022) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 46(2)(a)(iii)

[^key-4f2cab2fcc0f01293e4d413e19715890]: Word in reg. 1(2) omitted (5.7.2022) by virtue of The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 46(2)(b)(i)

[^key-2edbaf378492bd5ebe0f9caf1b38cfe1]: Word in reg. 1(2) inserted (5.7.2022) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 46(2)(b)(ii)

[^key-cac6bff6dfb5766b6c7a06e355f0eb56]: Words in reg. 1(2) inserted (5.7.2022) by The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. 2022/748), regs. 1(2), 46(2)(b)(iii)

[^key-571e68cf0ad0383e7c1776a64db29ebc]: Reg. 2 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-a1368fb692a26ae8b407ea43534d8b4c]: Reg. 5 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-f1614ee063b87f5df8be41116c5cf6f5]: Reg. 6 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-4f28deec703268c6d92a27c39fcfcbe7]: Reg. 20 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-5a85f5a1dda82f588925cc061de84d62]: Reg. 21 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-9b7ba2683fdbea3e8afe8cc7f478ba95]: Reg. 24 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-ad8562749a4e061214fd114d4da3f1c4]: Reg. 88 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-ee7548ea841f1e9adf4e96d533c53d2b]: Reg. 89 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-20246df9bbdc6717b80aeb1e90f557e2]: Reg. 90 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-cefb08d536b1b6b0ef9780259c123e0a]: Reg. 91 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-10c1a47089db7f77a84f99cc67408fb1]: Reg. 92 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-28788098ddab839ff88a236b17702065]: Reg. 93 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-e403a393407c3f579b462c0480c15f5d]: Reg. 94 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-9b59f6db7436a895a9d613d8d6a6f6c5]: Reg. 95 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-8f9a8913dc556fe0f7774e0b1461708b]: Reg. 96 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-57fcc8ac482b5316ebb3645bcaefaa9f]: Reg. 97 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-b27cc88c417d2b756cf2643e107e87f2]: Reg. 98 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-ba41deb1f36e5b2c48035c2b50d2823f]: Reg. 99 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-a4e79178ab2368d8e812c42b9c6308c2]: Reg. 100 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-1abb5b7dbfb23ca60bee19436636c1e7]: Reg. 103 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-61cddf756d0cf0df646c3aeddbc7bc5b]: Reg. 104 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-566105c19262641a0a56ae1e6e81c587]: Reg. 105 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-b10e9021356abda6ee7956091e7a0699]: Reg. 105A applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-415011dff1297c41acdf86770ffd9d45]: Reg. 106 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-8638961479bef0b6d000ba18e1c47274]: Reg. 107 applied (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 1

[^key-b466b7a7abe12eadc5bc14a4f8d4ce8a]: Reg. 108 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-9fc227c0371623a6b9c93434a41a7451]: Reg. 109 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-f494076c8f92e6d8221b293c21c40ae9]: Reg. 110 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-3e8c4e011f348f4283230861215285f0]: Reg. 111 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-b69c760f7040dda1356e999590df108e]: Reg. 113 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-8f57ed963e625d617504075ae17c46d7]: Reg. 114 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 paras. 1, 2

[^key-2b04907181d7f353de9b516266914882]: Reg. 1(2) applied in part (with modifications) (31.3.2023) by The Merchant Shipping (Watercraft) Order 2023 (S.I. 2023/35), art. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 2

[^key-772a10552e84607085719df6a45c3c8f]: Words in reg. 1(2) substituted (12.12.2025) by The Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Use for Sport or Pleasure) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/1195), reg. 1(1), Sch. 1 para. 2 (with reg. 4)

Evidence of title on ... registration

Transfer within the Register

72A

On application being made to him, the Registrar may, after provision of such information and evidence as he may require and if he is satisfied the ship is eligible to be registered in the new Part, transfer the registration of the ship to a different Part of the Register. All entries in the Register relating to the ship (including any entries relating to mortgages) shall be transferred.

Transfers etc. where tonnage not in accordance with ITC 69

113A

  • (1) Subject to paragraph (2) below, no transfer of ownership of a ship or shares in a ship, no renewal of registration, nor change of details of the ship or its owners shall be registered in respect of any ship which:
  • (a) is required to have its tonnage measured in accordance with the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships 1969, and
  • (b) for which no such measurement has been undertaken and registered,

until such re-measurement takes place and where necessary the certificate of survey has been provided to the Registrar for amendment of the Register.

  • (2) Paragraph (1) above does not apply where the transfer, or change of details, arises by reason of the death of an owner of a ship, or a share in a ship.

Continuation in force of old certificates

116A

Notwithstanding regulation 116, an old certificate shall remain in force beyond the transitional period if–

  • (a) an application to renew the certificate has been correctly made in accordance with regulation 42 above; and
  • (b) the Registrar has not issued a new certificate by the date of expiry of the transitional period,

but any new certificate shall commence at that date.

Registered information

Issue of new certificates of registry

Applications for registration made before commencement of these Regulations

Managing owners for fishing vessels

Engine power of fishing vessels registered on Part II or Part IV of the Register

29A

  • (1) This regulation applies where any of the following applications is made on or after 10th January 2000:
  • (a) an application under regulation 28 to register a fishing vessel (whether new or second hand);
  • (b) an application under regulation 51 to record a change in the length, breadth or engine power of a registered fishing vessel; or
  • (c) an application under regulation 50 to register a change of ownership of a registered fishing vessel or share in such vessel.
  • (2) When making an application referred to in paragraph (1), the applicant shall submit:
  • (a) details of the maximum continuous engine power, determined in accordance with Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2930/86, and
  • (b) where an engine is permanently de-rated, the modification explanation.
  • (3) Any owner who contravenes paragraph (2) shall be guilty of an offence.

29B

Where the Registrar is not satisfied that the engine power details notified to him, or recorded, for any fishing vessel are correct, he may require the owner to have the engine power measured in accordance with Article 5 of Council Regulation (EEC) No. 2930/86 and to notify the details to him.

Names

Allocation of official number and port of choice

Marking

Inspection of marks

Verification of measurement and carving and marking

Cancellation of carving and marking note

Registration and refusal of registration of a ship

Issue of certificate of registry

Temporary registration documents for fishing vessels

Period of registration

Documents to be retained by the Registrar

Renewal notices and time limit for renewal

Application for renewal of registration

Evidence of title on registration of transfer of ship

Form of bill of sale

Registration of transfer of a ship

Evidence of title on transmission of a registered ship

Declaration of eligibility on transfer or transmission

Refusal of registration of transfer or transmission

Notification of changes of ownership etc.

Change in registered particulars of ship

Change of name

Transfer of port of choice

Re-marking of ship

Registration of changes of name or port of choice

Removal from the Register

Copies of documents

105A

  • (1) Where any document listed in paragraph (2) is to be provided by or to the Registrar, the Registrar may provide or receive a copy of that document, including a copy provided or received by means of an electronic communication.
  • (2) The documents referred to in paragraph (1) are—
  • (a) a transcript of the entries in the Register referred to in regulation 2(3);
  • (b) an appointment of a representative person referred to in regulation 18(4)(a);
  • (c) a certified extract in respect of the ship referred to in regulation 22(2);
  • (d) proof of incorporation in accordance with the laws of a foreign country referred to in regulation 24(b);
  • (e) a certificate from the one of the Registrars of Companies referred to in regulation 24(c);
  • (f) a builder’s certificate referred to in regulation 28(1)(a) or 59(4)(e);
  • (g) a bill of sale referred to in regulation 28(1)(b) and regulation 43(1);
  • (h) a certificate of survey or measurement specifying a ship’s tonnage and build referred to in regulation 29(3), regulation 51(3), regulation 82(1)(b) and regulation 113A(1);
  • (i) a carving and marking note referred to in regulation 31(2), regulation 33, regulation 35 and regulation 80;
  • (j) a certificate of permanent defacement referred to in regulation 31(4);
  • (k) a renewal notice referred to in regulation 41 or regulation 83(2);
  • (l) a grant of representation or an extract from that grant in regulation 46(2)(a) or regulation 60(b)(i);
  • (m) such evidence of proof of title referred to in regulation 46(2)(b) or regulation 60(b)(ii);
  • (n) a signed notification referred to in regulation 49, regulation 84 or regulation 98;
  • (o) a marking note referred to in regulation 52(2), regulation 53(3), regulation 54 and regulation 72;
  • (p) a copy of certificate of registry, and any other document evidencing registration referred to in regulation 59(4)(d);
  • (q) an instrument of transfer of a registered mortgage in regulation 61;
  • (r) a mortgage deed referred to in regulation 62(1);
  • (s) a certificate of registry or other document referred to in regulation 77(3)(c);
  • (t) a notarised translation in the English language of any other document, as referred to in regulation 103.
  • (3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—
  • “electronic communication” means a communication transmitted (whether from one person to another, from one device to another or from a person to a device or vice versa)—by means of an electronic communications network; orby other means but while in electronic form; and
  • “electronic communications network” has the meaning set out in section 32(1) of the Communications Act 2003.

Requirement for supplementary information

Fees

Duplicate certificates

Custody of certificate

Surrender of certificate on termination or expiry of registration

Dispensing with production of certificate

Status of a Part II certificate under Sea Fisheries legislation

Removal of marks on cessation of registration

Transfers etc. where tonnage not in accordance with ITC 69

Review

113B

  • (1) The Secretary of State must from time to time—
  • (a) carry out a review of the regulatory provision contained in these regulations, and
  • (b) publish a report setting out the conclusions of the review.
  • (2) The first report must be published before 1st October 2022.
  • (3) Subsequent reports must be published at intervals not exceeding 5 years.
  • (4) Section 30(4) of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 requires that a report published under this regulation must, in particular—
  • (a) set out the objectives intended to be achieved by the regulatory provision referred to in paragraph (1)(a),
  • (b) assess the extent to which those objectives are achieved,
  • (c) assess whether those objectives remain appropriate, and
  • (d) if those objectives remain appropriate, assess the extent to which they could be achieved in another way which involves less onerous regulatory provision.
  • (5) In this regulation, “regulatory provision” has the same meaning as in sections 28 to 32 of the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (see section 32 of that Act).

PART 10A — BAREBOAT CHARTER-OUT

Suspension from the Register

87A

  • (1) This Part provides for the suspension of the registration of a ship.
  • (2) Where the registration of a ship has been suspended in accordance with this Part, the ship is not registered under Part II of the Act.
  • (3) Where the registration of a ship is suspended, the Registrar shall mark the entry in the Register relating to that ship as suspended.
  • (4) The registration of a ship which is suspended may be restored under regulation 87L.
  • (5) Notwithstanding the suspension of the registration of the ship, the entry relating to a ship in the Register may be removed from the Register under regulation 87M.

Suspension under a Certificate of Permission

87B

The registration of a ship is suspended if the Registrar has issued a certificate of permission under regulation 87D and has not, after the issue of that certificate of permission, either restored the registration of the ship under regulation 87L or removed the entry relating to the ship from the Register under regulation 87M.

Application for Certificate of Permission

87C

  • (1) An owner of a ship who intends to agree, or has agreed, a charter-party that requires the ship to be registered outside the United Kingdom during the period of the charter-party may apply for a certificate of permission.
  • (2) An application for a certificate of permission must be in a form approved by the Secretary of State, and must include, or be accompanied by—
  • (a) the ship’s name and official number;
  • (b) the written consent of all owners;
  • (c) the written consent of all mortgagees of mortgages registered in respect of the ship under Part VII;
  • (d) a copy of the charter-party;
  • (e) the names of the bareboat charterers;
  • (f) the name of the registry that the ship will be chartered to; and
  • (g) subject to regulation 111, the certificate of registry.

Conditions for Certificate of Permission

87D

  • (1) The Registrar must issue a certificate of permission where the Registrar is satisfied that the conditions in paragraph (2) and the marking requirement in paragraph (3) are met.
  • (2) The conditions are—
  • (a) that the ship is currently registered on Part I of the Register;
  • (b) that all owners consent;
  • (c) that all mortgagees of mortgages registered in respect of the ship under Part VII consent;
  • (d) that a charter-party has been agreed in respect of the ship, and
  • (e) that the charter-party requires that the ship be registered on an approved register.
  • (3) The marking requirement is that the marking of the ship has been removed and written confirmation of that removal has been sent to the Registrar pursuant to regulation 113.
  • (4) For the purposes of paragraph (2), an ‘approved register’ is a register of—
  • (a) an EEA state;
  • (b) a Commonwealth state; or
  • (c) a country listed in Schedule 6.

Removal of Marking

87E

  • (1) Where the Registrar is satisfied in respect of an application that the conditions in regulation 87D(2) are met, the Registrar must issue a marks removal note.
  • (2) The effect of a valid marks removal note in respect of a ship is that the ship is not required to be marked under these Regulations.
  • (3) A marks removal note is valid for a period of six weeks from the date it is issued, unless extended under paragraph (4)(a).
  • (4) If the Registrar is not satisfied that the marking requirement in regulation 87D(3) is met before the end of the period of validity of the marks removal note, the Registrar must either—
  • (a) extend, or further extend, the period of validity of the marks removal note; or
  • (b) treat the application for a certificate of permission as withdrawn at the end of the period of validity of the marks removal note.
  • (5) The Registrar may extend the period of validity of a marks removal notice pursuant to paragraph 4(a) notwithstanding that the Registrar has previously extended the period in respect of that marks removal note.

Format and Duration of Certificate

87F

  • (1) A certificate of permission must be in a form approved by the Secretary of State, and must state—
  • (a) the name of the ship;
  • (b) the names of the owners;
  • (c) the names of the bareboat charterers;
  • (d) the date and duration of the charter-party;
  • (e) the name of the register in which the ship is to be registered;
  • (f) the date of expiry of the certificate of permission; and
  • (g) that, for the period of the certificate of permission, the ship is not a United Kingdom ship and has no right to fly the flag of the United Kingdom.
  • (2) Unless renewed under regulation 87H, cancelled under regulation 87J or revoked under regulation 87K, a certificate of permission is valid for a period of 5 years, beginning with the date of issue of that certificate.

Cancellation of Certificate of Registry

87G

Upon issuing a certificate of permission, the Registrar must record in the Register the period of validity remaining in respect of the certificate of registry, and then cancel the certificate of registry.

Renewal of Certificate of Permission

87H

  • (1) An application for renewal of a certificate of permission must be in a form approved by the Secretary of State, and must include or be accompanied by the information and documents specified in regulation 87C, and, subject to regulation 111, the current certificate of permission.
  • (2) The Registrar must renew a certificate of permission where the Registrar is satisfied that the conditions in sub-paragraphs (b) to (e) of regulation 87D(2) are satisfied.
  • (3) Where the Registrar renews a certificate of permission, the Registrar must issue a new certificate of permission, and cancel the previous certificate of permission.

Amendment of Certificate of Permission

87I

  • (1) An application for amendment of a certificate of permission must—
  • (a) be made in writing,
  • (b) specify the details on the certificate of permission that are to be amended, and
  • (c) subject to regulation 111, be accompanied by the current certificate of permission.
  • (2) The Registrar must accept an application for amendment if the Registrar is satisfied that the particulars furnished to the Registrar are correct and any relevant conditions in paragraph (3) are met.
  • (3) The conditions are—
  • (a) in respect of an application to amend the ship’s name, that the ship’s name would comply with Schedule 1 if an application were made to approve the name by a ship registered under Part II of the Act;
  • (b) in respect of an application to amend the names of the owners of the ship—
  • (i) that the Registrar is satisfied that the ship retains a British connection; and
  • (ii) that the transfer of ownership—
  • (aa) was effected by a bill of sale in a form approved by the Secretary of State with appropriate attestation, containing a description of the ship sufficient to identify it, and that the bill of sale, or a copy thereof, has been provided to the Registrar;
  • (ab) was consequent on death, and the grant of representation or a copy thereof or of an extract therefrom has been provided to the Registrar;
  • (ac) was consequent on bankruptcy, and evidence of proof of title of persons claiming under bankruptcy has been provided to the Registrar; or
  • (ad) was consequent on an order of a court, and a copy of the order or judgment of that court has been provided to the Registrar;
  • (c) in respect of an application to amend the register where the ship may be registered, that that register is an approved register.
  • (4) Where the Registrar accepts an application to amend a certificate of permission, the Registrar must issue an amended certificate of permission with the amended details, and cancel the previous certificate of permission.
  • (5) Notwithstanding the suspension of the entry, where an amended certificate of permission issued under paragraph (4) contains details which are different from those recorded in the entry in the Register in respect of the ship, the Registrar must amend the Register accordingly.
  • (6) Where the Registrar refuses an application to amend a certificate of permission, the Registrar must consider whether to revoke the certificate of permission.

Cancellation

87J

  • (1) An application to cancel a certificate of permission must—
  • (a) be in a form approved by the Secretary of State,
  • (b) include the written consent of all owners, and
  • (c) subject to regulation 111, must be accompanied by the certificate of permission.
  • (2) Upon receipt of a valid application under paragraph (1), the Registrar must cancel the certificate of permission.

Revocation

87K

  • (1) Subject to regulation 101, the Registrar may revoke a certificate of permission where the Registrar is satisfied that—
  • (a) if the registration of the ship were not suspended, the Registrar would terminate the ship’s registration under regulation 56(1)(a), (ab), (b), (c), (d) or (g);
  • (b) the details recorded on the certificate of permission are not correct, and an application to amend the certificate of permission has not been made in a reasonable period;
  • (c) the ship has been flying the British flag, or
  • (d) the ship has been displaying a UK port of choice.
  • (2) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(a), when considering if the Registrar would terminate the ship’s registration under regulation 56(1)(d), the Registrar must take into account the requirements of the Merchant Shipping Acts (including any instrument made under them) as they would apply to the ship if the registration of the ship were not suspended.
  • (3) Where the Registrar revokes a certificate of permission, the Registrar must notify the owner.

Restoration of Registration

87L

  • (1) Where a certificate of permission—
  • (a) has expired without being renewed,
  • (b) has been cancelled under regulation 87J, or
  • (c) has been revoked under regulation 87K, and the Registrar has not removed the ship from the Register under regulation 87M,

the Registrar must issue a carving and marking note.

  • (2) On receipt of a carving and marking note, the owner must cause the ship to be carved and marked in accordance with Schedule 3, and, if required under regulation 33, cause the ship’s carving and marking to be inspected by an inspector of marks.
  • (3) If a carving and marking note issued under paragraph (1) is not duly completed and returned to the Registrar within 3 months of its issue, the Registrar may cancel it and proceed to remove the entry relating to the ship from the Register under regulation 87M(1).
  • (4) Where the Registrar is satisfied that the ship has been duly carved and marked, the Registrar must restore the registration of the ship by removing the marking of suspension in respect of the ship in the Register.
  • (5) Upon restoring the registration of the ship under paragraph (4), the Registrar must issue and send to the owner a certificate of registry.
  • (6) The registration of a ship restored under paragraph (4) shall be valid for the period of validity recorded in the Register pursuant to regulation 87G, beginning with the date of restoration specified in the certificate of registry, and shall expire at the end of that period unless it is renewed in accordance with regulation 42.

Removal of an Entry Relating to a Suspended Ship from the Register

87M

  • (1) The Registrar may remove an entry from the Register where—
  • (a) the Registrar has revoked a certificate of permission under regulation 87K(1)(a);
  • (b) the Registrar has revoked a certificate of permission under regulation 87K(1)(b), (c) or (d); or
  • (c) the Registrar has cancelled a carving and marking note under regulation 87L(3).
  • (2) Where the Registrar removes the entry relating to the ship from the Register, the Registrar must issue a closure transcript and notify any mortgagees of the removal of the entry from the Register.

SCHEDULE 6 — Approved Countries

The approved countries are—

  • (a) Argentina
  • (b) Aruba
  • (c) Bahrain
  • (d) Brazil
  • (e) the Canary Islands
  • (f) China
  • (g) the Faroe Islands
  • (h) Haiti
  • (i) Israel
  • (j) Japan
  • (k) Liberia
  • (l) Madeira
  • (m) the Marshall Islands
  • (n) Monaco
  • (o) Panama
  • (p) South Korea
  • (q) Switzerland
  • (r) Suriname
  • (s) the United Arab Emirates, and
  • (t) the United States of America.

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