# The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998, Regulation 23


For regulation 116 there shall be substituted the following regulation:
“116 Subject to regulation 116A an old certificate shall remain in force until either:
(a) a new certificate is issued under these Regulations; or
(b) the certificate has expired, in accordance with the following table:
Age of ship
Date of expiry of certificate
Registered ships (other than those on Part II (fishing vessels) and Part III (small ships) with a year of build before:
1st January 1950
31st March 1999
1st January 1970
31st March 2000
1st January 1975
31st March 2001
1st January 1989
31st March 2002
20th March 1994
31st March 2003
whichever shall be the earlier.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/2976/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-amendment-regulations-1998/regulation-23
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