The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993

1. Introductory Text

2. PART I GENERAL

   1. 1. Citation, commencement and interpretation

3. PART II THE REGISTER OF BRITISH SHIPS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

   1. 2. The Register

   2. 3. Registration of fishing vessels to be of two kinds

   3. 4. Fishing vessels changing from full registration to simple registration subject to conditions

   4. 5. Registration on only one Part of the Register

   5. 6. Trusts not to be entered

4. PART III QUALIFICATION AND ENTITLEMENT FOR REGISTRATION ON PART I OF THE REGISTER

   1. 7. Persons qualified to be owners of ships to be registered on Part I of the Register

   2. 8. British connection and majority interest

   3. 9. For the purposes of regulation 8:— (a) one or more...

   4. 10. Government ships

   5. 11. Fishing vessels excluded from Part I

5. PART IV QUALIFICATION AND ENTITLEMENT OF BRITISH FISHING VESSELS TO BE REGISTERED ON PART II OF THE REGISTER

   1. 12. Eligibility

   2. 13. (1) Subject to regulations 14 (British connection and representative persons...

   3. 14. British connection and representative persons for fishing vessels

   4. 15. Dispensations

   5. 16. Appointment of inspectors

   6. 17. Exemptions from section 5(1) of the Act

6. PART V APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE PERSONS

   1. 18. Appointment of representative persons

   2. 19. Service on representative persons

7. PART VI REGISTRATION

   1. 20. Form of application

   2. 21. The applicant

   3. 22. Applications for registration

   4. 23. Appointment of managing owner

   5. 24. Applications by bodies corporate

   6. 25. Declaration of intent

   7. 26. Form of declaration of intent

   8. 27. Declaration of eligibility to be submitted before registration

   9. 28. Evidence of title on first registration

   10. 29. Survey and measurement of ship

   11. 30. Names

   12. 31. Allocation of official number and port of choice

   13. 32. Marking

   14. 33. Inspection of marks

   15. 34. Verification of measurement and carving and marking

   16. 35. Cancellation of carving and marking note

   17. 36. Registration and refusal of registration of a ship

   18. 37. Issue of certificate of registry

   19. 38. Temporary registration documents for fishing vessels

   20. 39. Period of registration

   21. 40. Documents to be retained by the Registrar

   22. 41. Renewal notices and time limit for renewal

   23. 42. Application for renewal of registration

   24. 43. Evidence of title on registration of transfer of ship

   25. 44. Form of bill of sale

   26. 45. Registration of transfer of a ship

   27. 46. Evidence of title on transmission of a registered ship

   28. 47. Declaration of eligibility on transfer or transmission

   29. 48. Refusal of registration of transfer or transmission

   30. 49. Notification of changes of ownership etc.

   31. 50. (1) Where there is any transfer or transmission of a...

   32. 51. Change in registered particulars of ship

   33. 52. Change of name

   34. 53. Transfer of port of choice

   35. 54. Re-marking of ship

   36. 55. Registration of changes of name or port of choice

   37. 56. Removal from the Register

8. PART VII MORTGAGES

   1. 57. Form of mortgage

   2. 58. Registration of mortgage

   3. 59. Notices by intending mortgagees: priority notices

   4. 60. Evidence of transfer or transmission of mortgage

   5. 61. Transfer or transmission of registered mortgage

   6. 62. Discharge of mortgages

   7. 63. Effect of termination of registration on registered mortgage

9. PART VIII PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION

   1. 64. Provisional registration

   2. 65. Application for provisional registration

   3. 66. Scrutiny of particulars of eligibility

   4. 67. Period of provisional registration

   5. 68. Certificate of provisional registration

   6. 69. Provisional registration not to be renewed

   7. 70. Condition of provisional registration for fishing vessels

10. PART IX TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION

    1. 71. Transfer of registration to relevant British possession

    2. 72. Transfer of registration from relevant British possession

11. PART X BAREBOAT CHARTER-IN

    1. 73. Qualification and entitlement for registration of bareboat charter ships other than fishing vessels

    2. 74. Qualification and entitlement for registration of a fishing vessel as a bareboat charter ship

    3. 75. Appointment of representative person

    4. 76. Dispensations for the bareboat charterers of fishing vessels

    5. 77. Applications

    6. 78. Names

    7. 79. Allocation of identifying number; port of choice and port numbers

    8. 80. Marking

    9. 81. Inspection of marks etc

    10. 82. Registration

    11. 83. Period of registration

    12. 84. Notification of changes

    13. 85. Application of other regulations to this Part

    14. 86. Notification to foreign registries by Registrar

    15. 87. Closure of bareboat charter ship’s registration by the Registrar

12. PART XI REGISTRATION OF SMALL SHIPS

    1. 88. Qualification and entitlement to be registered as a small ship on Part III of the Register

    2. 89. Persons qualified to be the owners of a small ship to be registered on Part III of the Register

    3. 90. British connection

    4. 91. Disapplication of Schedule I to the Act in respect of small ships

    5. 92. Applications

    6. 93. Details to be registered and refusal

    7. 94. Certificate of registry

    8. 95. Marking

    9. 96. Period of registration

    10. 97. Renewal

    11. 98. Notification of changes of ownership etc.

    12. 99. Supplementary information-production of ship

    13. 100. Termination of registration

13. PART XII MISCELLANEOUS

    1. 101. Service of notices

    2. 102. Copy of notice to be sent to mortgagee

    3. 103. Documents not in the English language to be accompanied by a translation

    4. 104. Witnessing of documents

    5. 105. Dispensing with declarations

    6. 106. Requirement for supplementary information

    7. 107. Fees

    8. 108. Duplicate certificates

    9. 109. Custody of certificate

    10. 110. Surrender of certificate on termination or expiry of registration

    11. 111. Dispensing with production of certificate

    12. 112. Status of a Part II certificate under Sea Fisheries legislation

    13. 113. Removal of marks on cessation of registration

14. PART XIII OFFENCES

    1. 114. Offences

15. PART XIV TRANSITIONALS

    1. 115. Definitions for this Part

    2. 116. Validity of old certificates

    3. 117. Registered information

    4. 118. Issue of new certificates of registry

    5. 119. Advertisement rather than renewal notice

    6. 120. Applications for registration made before commencement of these Regulations

    7. 121. Managing owners for fishing vessels

16. PART XV SUPPLEMENTARY

    1. 122. Any reference in any Act other than the Act or...

17. Signature

18. 1. SCHEDULE 1

       APPROVAL OF NAMES

       1. 1. Every application to the Registrar to approve a name shall...

       2. 2. In respect of an application to register a ship, other...

       3. 3. In respect of an application to register a fishing vessel...

       4. 4. Subject to paragraph 5 below, if the Registrar is satisfied...

       5. 5. Notwithstanding that the Registrar is satisfied as to paragraphs 2...

       6. 6. Any approval given under paragraphs 2 or 3 shall be...

       7. 7. If the Registrar is not so satisfied he shall notify...

       8. 8. Notwithstanding paragraph 6, the Registrar may allow the reservation of...

       9. 9. Applications for a reservation under paragraph 8 must be accompanied...

       10. 10. Where a ship having once been registered has ceased to...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

       1. PART I PORTS OF CHOICE FOR SHIPS TO BE REGISTERED ON PART I OF THE REGISTER

          1. ABERDEEN

          2. ABERYSTWYTH

          3. ALLOA

          4. ARBROATH

          5. ARDROSSSAN

          6. AYR

          7. BANFF

          8. BARNSTAPLE

          9. BARROW

          10. BEAUMARIS

          11. BELFAST

          12. BERWICK-ON-TWEED

          13. BIDEFORD

          14. BLYTH

          15. BORROWSTONESS

          16. BOSTON

          17. BRIDGWATER

          18. BRISTOL

          19. BRIXHAM

          20. BUCKIE

          21. BURNTISLAND

          22. CAERNARVON

          23. CAMPBELTOWN

          24. CARDIFF

          25. CARDIGAN

          26. CHESTER

          27. COLCHESTER

          28. COLERAINE

          29. COWES

          30. DARTMOUTH

          31. DOVER

          32. DUMFRIES

          33. DUNDEE

          34. EXETER

          35. FALMOUTH

          36. FAVERSHAM

          37. FELIXSTOWE

          38. FLEETWOOD

          39. FOLKESTONE

          40. FOWEY

          41. FRASERBURGH

          42. GLASGOW

          43. GLOUCESTER

          44. GOOLE

          45. GRANGEMOUTH

          46. GRANTON

          47. GREAT YARMOUTH

          48. GREENOCK

          49. GRIMSBY

          50. HARTLEPOOL

          51. HARTLEPOOL WEST

          52. HARWICH

          53. HULL

          54. INVERNESS

          55. IPSWICH

          56. IRVINE

          57. KING'S LYNN

          58. KIRKCALDY

          59. KIRKWALL

          60. LANCASTER

          61. LEITH

          62. LERWICK

          63. LITTLEHAMPTON

          64. LIVERPOOL

          65. LLANELLI

          66. LONDON

          67. LONDONDERRY

          68. LOWESTOFT

          69. MALDON

          70. MANCHESTER

          71. MARYPORT

          72. METHIL

          73. MIDDLESBROUGH

          74. MILFORD HAVEN

          75. MONTROSE

          76. NEWCASTLE

          77. NEWHAVEN

          78. NEWPORT

          79. NEWRY

          80. NORTH SHIELDS

          81. PADSTOW

          82. PENZANCE

          83. PETERHEAD

          84. PLYMOUTH

          85. POOLE

          86. PORT TALBOT

          87. PORTSMOUTH

          88. PRESTON

          89. RAMSGATE

          90. ROCHESTER

          91. RUNCORN

          92. RYE

          93. SALCOMBE

          94. SCARBOROUGH

          95. SCILLY

          96. SHOREHAM

          97. SOUTH SHIELDS

          98. SOUTHAMPTON

          99. ST IVES

          100. STOCKTON

          101. STORNOWAY

          102. STRANRAER

          103. SUNDERLAND

          104. SWANSEA

          105. TEIGNMOUTH

          106. TROON

          107. TRURO

          108. WEYMOUTH

          109. WHITBY

          110. WHITEHAVEN

          111. WICK

          112. WIGTOWN

          113. WISBECH

          114. WORKINGTON

       2. PART 2 PORTS FOR SHIPS TO BE REGISTERED ON PART II OF THE REGISTER (FISHING VESSELS)

    3. SCHEDULE 3

       CARVING AND MARKING

       1. 1. Every ship is required, before it may be registered, to...

       2. 2. The Secretary of State may exempt any class of ship...

       3. 3. Subject to any exemption in respect of that class of...

       4. 4. A pleasure vessel which is under 24 metres in length...

       5. 5. A fishing vessel is to be marked as follows:—

       6. 6. A scale of decimetres, or metres and decimetres, denoting a...

       7. 7. The name of a ship shall be marked in Roman...

    4. SCHEDULE 4

       DETAILS TO GO ON REGISTER

       1. 1. The following information is to be registered about each owner...

       2. 2. The following information is to be registered about each owner...

       3. 3. The following information is to be registered about:—

       4. 4. The following information is to be registered about ships registered...

       5. 5. The following is to be registered about fishing vessels registered...

       6. 6. In addition to the information in either paragraph 4 or...

    5. SCHEDULE 5

       CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY

       1. 1. A certificate of registry for a ship registered or to...

       2. 2. A certificate of registry for a fishing vessel registered or...

       3. 3. Bareboat Charter Ships A certificate of bareboat charter for ships...

19. Explanatory Note