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The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993

S.I. 1993/3138 · Made 14 December 1993 · Extends to United Kingdom

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MERCHANT SHIPPING

REGISTRATION

Made 14th December 1993

Laid before Parliament 7th January 1994

Coming into force 21st March 1994

The Secretary of State for Transport, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 2, 3, 5(2), 7(5), 9(5) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Merchant Shipping (Registration, etc.) Act 1993f1 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Regulations:—

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1993 c. 22.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  3. Part II: THE REGISTER OF BRITISH SHIPS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
  4. 2The Register
  5. 3Registration of fishing vessels to be of two kinds
  6. 4Fishing vessels changing from full registration to simple registration subject to conditions
  7. 5Registration on only one Part of the Register
  8. 6Trusts not to be entered
  9. Part III: QUALIFICATION AND ENTITLEMENT FOR REGISTRATION ON PART I OF THE REGISTER
  10. 7Persons qualified to be owners of ships to be registered on Part I of the Register
  11. 8British connection and majority interest
  12. 9Regulation 9
  13. 10Government ships
  14. 11Fishing vessels excluded from Part I
  15. Part IV: QUALIFICATION AND ENTITLEMENT OF BRITISH FISHING VESSELS TO BE REGISTERED ON PART II OF THE REGISTER
  16. 12Eligibility
  17. 13Regulation 13
  18. 14British connection and representative persons for fishing vessels
  19. 15Dispensations
  20. 16Appointment of inspectors
  21. 17Exemptions from section 5(1) of the Act
  22. Part V: APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE PERSONS
  23. 18Appointment of representative persons
  24. 19Service on representative persons
  25. Part VI: REGISTRATION
  26. 20Form of application
  27. 21The applicant
  28. 22Applications for registration
  29. 23Appointment of managing owner
  30. 24Applications by bodies corporate
  31. 25Declaration of intent
  32. 26Form of declaration of intent
  33. 27Declaration of eligibility to be submitted before registration
  34. 28Evidence of title on ... registration
  35. 29Survey and measurement of ship
  36. 29AEngine power of fishing vessels registered on Part II or Part IV of the Register
  37. 29BRegulation 29B
  38. 30Names
  39. 31Allocation of official number and port of choice
  40. 32Marking
  41. 33Inspection of marks
  42. 34Verification of measurement and carving and marking
  43. 35Cancellation of carving and marking note
  44. 36Registration and refusal of registration of a ship
  45. 37Issue of certificate of registry
  46. 38Temporary registration documents for fishing vessels
  47. 39Period of registration
  48. 40Documents to be retained by the Registrar
  49. 41Renewal notices and time limit for renewal
  50. 42Application for renewal of registration
  51. 43Evidence of title on registration of transfer of ship
  52. 44Form of bill of sale
  53. 45Registration of transfer of a ship
  54. 46Evidence of title on transmission of a registered ship
  55. 47Declaration of eligibility on transfer or transmission
  56. 48Refusal of registration of transfer or transmission
  57. 49Notification of changes of ownership etc.
  58. 50Regulation 50
  59. 51Change in registered particulars of ship
  60. 52Change of name
  61. 53Transfer of port of choice
  62. 54Re-marking of ship
  63. 55Registration of changes of name or port of choice
  64. 56Removal from the Register
  65. Part VII: MORTGAGES
  66. 57Form of mortgage
  67. 58Registration of mortgage
  68. 59Notices by intending mortgagees: priority notices
  69. 60Evidence of transmission of mortgage.
  70. 61Transfer or transmission of registered mortgage
  71. 62Discharge of mortgages
  72. 63Effect of termination of registration on registered mortgage
  73. Part VIII: PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION
  74. 64Provisional registration
  75. 65Application for provisional registration
  76. 66Scrutiny of particulars of eligibility
  77. 67Period of provisional registration
  78. 68Certificate of provisional registration
  79. 69Provisional registration not to be renewed
  80. 70Condition of provisional registration for fishing vessels
  81. Part IX: TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION
  82. 71Transfer of registration to relevant British possession
  83. 72Transfer of registration from relevant British possession
  84. 72ATransfer within the Register
  85. Part X: BAREBOAT CHARTER-IN
  86. 73Qualification and entitlement for registration of bareboat charter ships other than fishing vessels
  87. 74Qualification and entitlement for registration of a fishing vessel as a bareboat charter ship
  88. 75Appointment of representative person
  89. 76Dispensations for the bareboat charterers of fishing vessels
  90. 77Applications
  91. 78Names
  92. 79Allocation of identifying number; port of choice and port numbers
  93. 80Marking
  94. 81Inspection of marks etc
  95. 82Registration
  96. 83Period of registration
  97. 84Notification of changes
  98. 85Application of other regulations to this Part
  99. 86Notification to foreign registries by Registrar
  100. 87Closure of bareboat charter ship’s registration by the Registrar
  101. Part 10A: BAREBOAT CHARTER-OUT
  102. 87ASuspension from the Register
  103. 87BSuspension under a Certificate of Permission
  104. 87CApplication for Certificate of Permission
  105. 87DConditions for Certificate of Permission
  106. 87ERemoval of Marking
  107. 87FFormat and Duration of Certificate
  108. 87GCancellation of Certificate of Registry
  109. 87HRenewal of Certificate of Permission
  110. 87IAmendment of Certificate of Permission
  111. 87JCancellation
  112. 87KRevocation
  113. 87LRestoration of Registration
  114. 87MRemoval of an Entry Relating to a Suspended Ship from the Register
  115. Part XI: REGISTRATION OF SMALL SHIPS
  116. 88Qualification and entitlement to be registered as a small ship on Part III of the Register
  117. 89Persons qualified to be the owners of a small ship to be registered on Part III of the Register
  118. 90British connection
  119. 91Disapplication of Schedule I to the Act in respect of small ships
  120. 92Applications
  121. 93Details to be registered and refusal
  122. 94Certificate of registry
  123. 95Marking
  124. 96Period of registration
  125. 97Renewal
  126. 98Notification of changes of ownership etc.
  127. 99Supplementary information-production of ship
  128. 100Termination of registration
  129. Part XII: MISCELLANEOUS
  130. 101Service of notices
  131. 102Copy of notice to be sent to mortgagee
  132. 103Documents not in the English language to be accompanied by a translation
  133. 104Witnessing of documents
  134. 105Dispensing with declarations
  135. 105ACopies of documents
  136. 106Requirement for supplementary information
  137. 107Fees
  138. 108Duplicate certificates
  139. 109Custody of certificate
  140. 110Surrender of certificate on termination or expiry of registration
  141. 111Dispensing with production of certificate
  142. 112Status of a Part II certificate under Sea Fisheries legislation
  143. 113Removal of marks on cessation of registration
  144. 113ATransfers etc. where tonnage not in accordance with ITC 69
  145. 113BReview
  146. Part XIII: OFFENCES
  147. 114Offences
  148. Part XIV: TRANSITIONALS
  149. 115Definitions for this Part
  150. 116Validity of old certificates
  151. 116AContinuation in force of old certificates
  152. 117Registered information
  153. 118Issue of new certificates of registry
  154. 119Advertisement rather than renewal notice
  155. 120Applications for registration made before commencement of these Regulations
  156. 121Managing owners for fishing vessels Repealed
  157. Part XV: SUPPLEMENTARY
  158. 122Regulation 122
  159. Signature
  160. Schedule 1: APPROVAL OF NAMES
  161. 1Paragraph 1
  162. 2Paragraph 2
  163. 3Paragraph 3
  164. 4Paragraph 4
  165. 5Paragraph 5
  166. 6Paragraph 6
  167. 7Paragraph 7
  168. 8Paragraph 8
  169. 9Paragraph 9
  170. 10Paragraph 10
  171. Schedule 2
  172. IPORTS OF CHOICE FOR SHIPS TO BE REGISTERED ON PART I OF THE REGISTER
  173. 2PORTS FOR SHIPS TO BE REGISTERED ON PART II OF THE REGISTER (FISHING VESSELS)
  174. Schedule 3: CARVING AND MARKING
  175. 1Paragraph 1
  176. 2Paragraph 2
  177. 3Paragraph 3
  178. 4Paragraph 4
  179. 5Paragraph 5
  180. 6Paragraph 6
  181. 7Paragraph 7
  182. Schedule 4: DETAILS TO GO ON REGISTER
  183. 1Paragraph 1
  184. 2Paragraph 2
  185. 3Paragraph 3
  186. 4Paragraph 4
  187. 5Paragraph 5
  188. 6Paragraph 6
  189. Schedule 5: CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY
  190. 1Paragraph 1
  191. 2Paragraph 2
  192. 3Paragraph 3
  193. Schedule 6Approved Countries
  194. Explanatory note