PART XIREGISTRATION OF SMALL SHIPS

Notification of changes of ownership etc.

98.—(1) If at any time there occurs, in relation to a ship registered under this Part:—

(a)any change affecting the eligibility of the ship to be registered as a British ship, or

(b)any change in relation to the address of the registered owner of the ship, or

(c)any details relating to the ship,

the registered owner of the ship shall, as soon as practicable after the change occurs, notify the Registrar.

(2) Notification made under paragraph (1) shall be in writing, shall be signed by the registered owner and shall specify the nature of the change and the name and the number of the ship.