Regulation 11 Cancellation of certificates

(1)

The Secretary of State may cancel a load line certificate issued in respect of a United Kingdom ship—

(a)

if satisfied that—

(i)

the certificate was issued on false or erroneous information;

(ii)

the ship ceases to comply with the conditions of assignment relating to it;

(iii)

the structural strength of the ship is reduced to an extent that the ship is unsafe; or

(iv)

information on the basis of which freeboards were assigned to the ship was incorrect in a material particular;

(b)

if the certificate is not endorsed in accordance with the requirements of regulation 8(1)(c) to show that the ship has been surveyed in accordance with that regulation,

(c)

if a new certificate is issued in respect of the ship; or

(d)

if the ship ceases to be a United Kingdom ship.

(2)

The Secretary of State shall notify the owner in writing of the cancellation specifying the grounds for cancellation and may require any certificate issued under these Regulations which has expired or been cancelled, to be delivered up as he directs. Such notice shall not take effect unless the owner has been given the opportunity to make representations, unless the Secretary of State considers that urgent safety considerations require this.