# The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Documents) Regulations 1987, Regulation 5: Issue of British Seamen’s Cards


If a person applying for a British Seaman’s Card—
(i) satisfies the conditions set out in regulation 2(2); and
(ii) has paid the fee (if any) prescribed;
in the case of a person having the right of abode, the Secretary of State shall, and, in any other case, may issue a British Seaman’s Card to him.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/408/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-documents-regulations-1987/regulation-5
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