# The Public Health (Ships) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008, Regulation 18: Ship sanitation certificates: form; period of validity and retention

Extent: N.I.

(1) A Ship Sanitation Control Exemption Certificate or Ship Sanitation Control Certificate must conform to the model in Annex 3 to the IHR which is reproduced at Schedule 2.
(2) A ship sanitation certificate issued under regulation 15 or 16 shall be valid for six months beginning with the date of issue.
(3) The Board must retain a copy of any ship sanitation certificate issued by it for a period of one year beginning with the date of issue.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/333/regulation/18 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-ships-regulations-northern-ireland-2008/regulation-18
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