Regulation 22 Applications for registrationI1
United Kingdom
F1Subject to regulation 25 every application for registration must be supported by a declaration of eligibility which shall be in a form approved by the Secretary of State and shall include:—
a declaration of British connection;
a declaration of ownership by every owner setting out his qualification to own a British ship;
a statement of the number of shares in the ship the legal title of which is vested in each owner whether alone or jointly with any other person or persons; and
in respect of an application to register a fishing vessel, a statement of the beneficial ownership of any share which is not beneficially owned by its legal owner.
Every application for registration of a ship which has, immediately prior to the application, been registered on any other register shall be accompanied by a certified extract from that register in respect of that ship.
Every application for registration of a fishing vessel on Part II of the Register shall state whether the application is for full or simple registration.
Every application for registration of a ship must confirm that the ship is not a sanctioned ship.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Words in reg. 22(1) inserted (21.3.1994) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/541), regs. 1, 5
- F2
Reg. 22(4) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 9; 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)