# The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993, Paragraph 2

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

In respect of an application to register a ship, other than a fishing vessel, on Parts I or IV of the Register, the Registrar shall not approve the proposed name if it is:—
(a) already the name of a registered British ship, or
(b) a name so similar to that of a registered British ship as to be calculated to deceive or likely to confuse;
(c) a name which may be confused with a distress signal;
(d) a name which is prefixed by any letters or name which could be taken to indicate a type of ship or any other word, pre-fix or suffix which might cause confusion as to the name of the ship.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1993/3138/schedule/1/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-registration-of-ships-regulations-1993/schedule-1/paragraph-2
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