# The Merchant Shipping (Nuclear Ships) Regulations 2022, Regulation 25: Cancellation of Nuclear Ship Safety Certificate

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

(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).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/1169/regulation/25 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-nuclear-ships-regulations-2022/regulation-25
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.