# The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993, Regulation 87E: Removal of Marking


(1) Where the Registrar is satisfied in respect of an application that the conditions in regulation 87D(2) are met, the Registrar must issue a marks removal note.
(2) The effect of a valid marks removal note in respect of a ship is that the ship is not required to be marked under these Regulations.
(3) A marks removal note is valid for a period of six weeks from the date it is issued, unless extended under paragraph (4)(a).
(4) If the Registrar is not satisfied that the marking requirement in regulation 87D(3) is met before the end of the period of validity of the marks removal note, the Registrar must either—
(a) extend, or further extend, the period of validity of the marks removal note; or
(b) treat the application for a certificate of permission as withdrawn at the end of the period of validity of the marks removal note.
(5) The Registrar may extend the period of validity of a marks removal notice pursuant to paragraph 4(a) notwithstanding that the Registrar has previously extended the period in respect of that marks removal note.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3138/regulation/87E (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-regulations-1993/regulation-87E
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