# The Merchant Shipping (Ministry of Defence Ships) Order 1989, Article 4: Regulations for Registry


An application for registry of a Ministry of Defence ship shall be made in writing under the hand of an Under Secretary of State of the Ministry of Defence to a registrar of British ships. Such application shall contain the following particulars–
(a) a statement of the name and description of the ship;
(b) a statement of the time when and the place where the ship was built; or, if the ship was foreign built and the time and place of building are unknown, a statement to that effect and of her foreign name;
(c) a statement of the nature of the title to the said ship, whether by original construction by or for the Ministry of Defence, or by purchase, capture, condemnation, or otherwise, and a list of the documents of title, if any, in case she was not originally constructed by or for the Ministry of Defence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1989/1991/article/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-ministry-of-defence-ships-order-1989/article-4
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