# The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995, Regulation 19: Cancellation of a certificate


(1) The Secretary of State may cancel a certificate issued to a United Kingdom ship where he has reason to believe that:
(a) the certificate was issued on false or erroneous information;
(b) since any survey required by these Regulations, the structure, equipment or machinery has sustained damage or is otherwise deficient.
(2) The Secretary of State may require that a certificate issued to a United Kingdom ship which has expired or has been cancelled be surrendered, as directed.
(3) No person shall:
(a) intentionally alter a certificate referred to in these Regulations;
(b) intentionally make a false certificate referred to in these Regulations;
(c) in connection with any survey required by these Regulations, knowingly or recklessly furnish false information;
(d) with intent to deceive, use, lend, or allow to be used by another, a certificate referred to in these Regulations;
(e) fail to surrender a certificate required to be surrendered under paragraph (2) above; or
(f) in Scotland forge any certificate referred to in these Regulations.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1995/1210/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-survey-and-certification-regulations-1995/regulation-19
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