Regulation 50 Registration of ships in the United KingdomI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Registrar must refuse to register a ship if, on the basis of the information given to the Registrar by the Secretary of State or accompanying the application for registration, the ship appears to the Registrar to be—

F1(a)

owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person F2, or

F3(b)

a specified ship.

(2)

The Secretary of State may direct the Registrar to terminate the registration of—

(a)

a ship that is owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated persons or

(b)

a specified ship.

(3)

For the purposes of this regulation—

(a)

any reference to registering a ship is to registering the ship in the register of British ships maintained by the Registrar; and

(b)

a “designated person” means a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations of this Part.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in reg. 50(1) renumbered as reg. 50(1)(a) (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 20(a)
F2: Word in reg. 50(1)(a) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 20(b)
F3: Reg. 50(1)(b) inserted (29.9.2026) by The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/983), regs. 1(2), 20(c)

Commencement

I1: Reg. 50 in force at 14.12.2023, see reg. 1(2)