# The Merchant Shipping (High-Speed Craft) Regulations 1996, Regulation 7: Issue of Permits to Operate to United Kingdom high-speed craft


(1) Where the Marine Safety Agency is satisfied that the requirements of paragraph 1.2.2 to 1.2.11 of Chapter 1 of the High-Speed Craft Code are met in relation to a United Kingdom high-speed craft, and after consultation with the Administration of any other country where the craft is intended to operate, it shall issue the owner with a Permit to Operate.
(2) In the case of such a craft intended to be operated to or from a country other than the United Kingdom, the Permit to Operate shall include any operational conditions requested by the Administration of that country, and shall be approved by it.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3188/regulation/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-high-speed-craft-regulations-1996/regulation-7
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