# The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022, Regulation 22: Duration and validity of a Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate must be issued, extended or further extended, as the case may be, for a period of validity of not more than one year.
(2) Where a Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate has been issued, extended or further extended for a period of less than one year and any survey required under regulation 20 (surveys of United Kingdom nuclear ships) has been satisfactorily completed, the Certifying Authority may extend the validity of the certificate so that the certificate is valid for a maximum period of one year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1169/regulation/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-nuclear-ships-regulations-2022/regulation-22
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