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The Merchant Shipping (Survey and Certification) Regulations 1995

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Cancellation of a certificate

19.—(1) The Secretary of State may cancel a certificate issued to a United Kingdom ship where he has reason to believe that:

(a)the certificate was issued on false or erroneous information;

(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, as directed.

(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;

(e)fail to surrender a certificate required to be surrendered under paragraph (2) above; or

(f)in Scotland forge any certificate referred to in these Regulations.

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