Miscellaneous provisions relating to certificatesU.K.
16.—(1) The Secretary of State may cancel an IOPP or UKOPP certificate issued in respect of a United Kingdom ship where the Secretary of State has reason to believe that—
(a)the certificate was issued on false or erroneous information; or
(b)since the completion of any survey required by these Regulations, the equipment or machinery of the ship has sustained damage or is otherwise deficient.
(2) The Secretary of State may require that an IOPP or UKOPP certificate issued in respect of a United Kingdom ship, and which has expired or which has been cancelled, is to be surrendered to the Secretary of State.
(3) In relation to a United Kingdom ship, a person must not—
(a)intentionally alter an IOPP or UKOPP certificate;
(b)intentionally make a false IOPP or UKOPP certificate;
(c)knowingly or recklessly provide false information in connection with a survey required under these Regulations;
(d)with intent to deceive, use, lend, or allow to be used by another, an IOPP or UKOPP certificate;
(e)fail to surrender an IOPP or UKOPP certificate where required to do so under paragraph (2); or
(f)in Scotland, forge an IOPP or UKOPP certificate.
(4) The owner and the master of a United Kingdom ship in respect of which an IOPP or UKOPP certificate has been issued must ensure that the certificate is readily available on board the ship for inspection at all times.