# The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 2015, Regulation 21: Cancellation of a certificate


(1) The Secretary of State may cancel a certificate issued to a United Kingdom ship where there is reason to believe that—
(a) the certificate was issued on false or erroneous information; or
(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.
(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; or
(e) fail to surrender a certificate required to be surrendered under paragraph (2).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/508/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-survey-and-certification-regulations-2015/regulation-21
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