{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-regulations-1993/regulation-28",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-regulations-1993/regulation-28.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1993/3138",
  "legislation_title": "The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-regulations-1993",
  "path": "regulation/28",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "28",
  "heading": "Evidence of title on ... registration",
  "text": "(1) An application to register a ship ..., other than an application in respect of a fishing vessel requiring simple registration, must be supported by the following evidence of title:—\n(a) in the case of a new ship, the builder’s certificate;\n(b) in the case of a ship which is not new, ...\n(i) in respect of a pleasure vessel,\n(a) a previous bill or bills of sale showing the ownership of the ship for at least 5 years before the application is made, or\n(b) if the ship has been registered with a full registration at any time within the last 5 years, a bill or bills of sale evidencing all transfers of ownership during the period since it was so registered, ...\n(ii) in respect of a fishing vessel,\n(a) a previous bill or bills of sale showing the ownership of the vessel for at least 3 years before the application is made, or\n(b) if the ship has been registered with full registration at any time within the last 3 years, a bill or bills of sale evidencing all transfers of ownership during the period since it was so registered, or\n(c) evidence that the vessel has been for at least 3 years continuously registered as a British fishing vessel with simple registration in the names of the owners applying to be registered and remains so registered;or\n(iii) in respect of a ship other than a pleasure vessel or a fishing vessel, one bill of sale showing the most recent transfer of ownership;\n(c) where the evidence required by sub-paragraph (a) or (b) above is not available, other evidence of title satisfactory to the Registrar.\n(2) Where a ship has entered the Register by virtue of paragraph (1)(b)(iii) and subsequently becomes a pleasure vessel or a fishing vessel, the owner shall then provide the title evidence required under paragraph (1)(b)(i) or (ii) respectively or under paragraph (1)(c) for the ship to remain eligible to be registered.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 28 renumbered as reg. 28(1) (10.1.2000) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships, and Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3206), regs. 1, 4(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 28 omitted (1.1.1999) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2976), regs. 1, 7(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Word in reg. 28(1)(b) omitted (10.1.2000) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships, and Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3206), regs. 1, 4(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in reg. 28(1)(b)(i) substituted (10.1.2000) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships, and Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3206), regs. 1, 4(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Word in reg. 28(1)(b)(i)(b) omitted (10.1.2000) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships, and Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3206), regs. 1, 4(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Reg. 28(1)(b)(iii) and word added (10.1.2000) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships, and Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3206), regs. 1, 4(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Word in reg. 28(1)(c) inserted (10.1.2000) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships, and Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3206), regs. 1, 4(f)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Reg. 28(2) added (10.1.2000) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships, and Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3206), regs. 1, 4(g)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in reg. 28 heading omitted (1.1.1999) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2976), regs. 1, 7(a)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 28 in force at 21.3.1994, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3138/regulation/28",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T13:44:37.150051+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}