# The Merchant Shipping (Home Office Ships) Order 2020, Article 7: Renewal of registration


(1) The Secretary of State may, at any time during the period of registration of a Home Office ship, apply to the registrar in writing to renew the registration (“a renewal application”).
(2) A renewal application must be accompanied by—
(a) a notice in accordance with article 6, or
(b) a statement that there have been no changes to the registered details of the ship that have not been notified to the registrar.
(3) Following receipt of a renewal application, the registrar must issue and send to the Secretary of State a certificate of registry stating the information set out in article 4.
(4) Where no renewal application is received before the expiry of the period of registration of any Home Office ship, the registrar must notify the Secretary of State of the expiry of the ship’s registration.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/1551/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-home-office-ships-order-2020/article-7
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