# The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993, Paragraph 10

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

Where a ship having once been registered has ceased to be registered, no person (unless ignorant of the previous registration, 9 (proof whereof will lie on him) shall apply for registration of the ship other than by the name by which it was previously registered except with the written permission of the Registrar.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3138/schedule/1/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-regulations-1993/schedule-1/paragraph-10
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