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Regulation 25 Cancellation of Nuclear Ship Safety CertificateI1

United Kingdom

(1)

The Secretary of State may cancel a Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate issued in respect of a United Kingdom ship where there is reason to believe that—

(a)

the certificate was issued on the basis of false or erroneous information; or

(b)

since any survey required by these Regulations, the structure, equipment or machinery has sustained damage or is otherwise deficient.

(2)

The Secretary of State may require a Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate that has been—

(a)

cancelled under paragraph (1); or

(b)

issued in respect of a United Kingdom ship but which has expired,

to be surrendered.

(3)

No person must—

(a)

intentionally alter a Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate;

(b)

intentionally make a false Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate;

(c)

in connection with a survey referred to in regulation 20 (surveys of United Kingdom nuclear ships), knowingly or recklessly furnish false information;

(d)

with intent to deceive, use, lend, or allow to be used by another, a Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate; or

(e)

fail to surrender a Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate required to be surrendered under paragraph (2).

Annotations

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Reg. 25 in force at 8.12.2022, see reg. 1(1)