# The Merchant Shipping (Categorisation of Registries of Relevant British Possessions) Order 2003, Schedule THE: Categories of registry and assignment of relevant British possessions


(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Designation of category
Category
Restrictions
Relevant British possessions
1: Unlimited tonnage, type and length
Registry to which no restriction such as is mentioned in section 18(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 applies
Bermuda
Cayman Islands
Gibraltar
Isle of Man
2: Limited type and tonnage
Registry in which ships may be registered, subject to the restrictions specified in column (3)
The following types of ships may not be registered:
(i) passenger ships,
(ii) pleasure vessels of more than 150 tons, and
(iii) ships which are not passenger ships or pleasure vessels, but which are of more than 150 tons
Anguilla
British Virgin Islands
Falkland Islands
Guernsey
Jersey
Montserrat
St. Helena
Turks and Caicos Islands

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/1248/schedule (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-categorisation-of-registries-of-relevant-british-possessions-order-2003/schedule
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