# The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993, Regulation 30: Names

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

(1) On making an application for registration of a ship the applicant shall propose a name by which the ship is to be called.
(2) Schedule 1 (which provides for the approval of names) shall have effect.
(3) A ship shall not be described by any name other than its registered name.
(4) A change shall not be made in a registered ship’s name without the prior written permission of the Registrar.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3138/regulation/30 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-regulations-1993/regulation-30
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