# The Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Regulations 2020, Regulation 8: Approvals

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

(1) The Secretary of State, or any person authorised by the Secretary of State, may grant an approval in relation to a United Kingdom ship for anything in Chapter V requiring to be—
(a) approved by the Administration of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly;
(b) done to the satisfaction of such Administration; and
(c) acceptable to that Administration.
(2) An approval given under paragraph (1) may, on the giving of reasonable notice, be continued, altered or cancelled.
(3) Any approval given under paragraph (1), or a continuation, alteration or cancellation under paragraph (2), must—
(a) be in writing;
(b) specify the date on which it takes effect; and
(c) specify the terms, if any, on which it is given.
(4) The requirement that the approval referred to in paragraph (1), or the continuation, alteration or cancellation under paragraph (2), be in writing is satisfied where the text of the approval is—
(a) transmitted by electronic means;
(b) received in legible form; and
(c) capable of being used for subsequent reference.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2020/673/regulation/8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-safety-of-navigation-regulations-2020/regulation-8
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