# The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993, Regulation 87F: Format and Duration of Certificate


(1) A certificate of permission must be in a form approved by the Secretary of State, and must state—
(a) the name of the ship;
(b) the names of the owners;
(c) the names of the bareboat charterers;
(d) the date and duration of the charter-party;
(e) the name of the register in which the ship is to be registered;
(f) the date of expiry of the certificate of permission; and
(g) that, for the period of the certificate of permission, the ship is not a United Kingdom ship and has no right to fly the flag of the United Kingdom.
(2) Unless renewed under regulation 87H, cancelled under regulation 87J or revoked under regulation 87K, a certificate of permission is valid for a period of 5 years, beginning with the date of issue of that certificate.

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