# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Paragraph 11


“State of the ship's registry” means, in relation to a registered ship, the State of registration of the ship and, in relation to an unregistered ship, the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/schedule/11ZA/crossheading/definitions/paragraph/11 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/schedule-11ZA/crossheading-definitions/paragraph-11
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