The Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 1996

Fees for Registration, Transfer and Mortgage of Ships (excluding Fishing Vessels) and Inspection of the Register

In this Part:–

• “ship” includes a ship registered under section 17 of the Act of 1995 (ships bareboat chartered-in), but does not include a fishing vessel within the meaning of section 313(1) of that Act;

• “submersible craft” means a submersible craft as defined in the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Submersible Craft) Regulations 1976(1).

  Service	Fee
  1.  — (1) Registration of a ship (including registration of a ship whose registry has expired)	£115
  (2) Registration of transfer of ownership of a registered ship	£69
  (3) Registration of transfer of share or shares in a registered ship (a) one transfer	£69
  (b) where more than one transfer in relation to a ship is lodged at the same time Two transfers	£84
  Three transfers	£100
  Four transfers or more	£115
  (4) Renewal of registration under regulation 42 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993(2)	£46
  (5) Registration of mortgages (a) one mortgage	£92
  (b) where two or more mortgages of the same ship and in relation to the same loan are lodged at the same time– two mortgages	£173
  three mortgages	£242
  four mortgages	£299
  five mortgages or more	£345
  (6) Registration of notice of intended mortgage	£23
  (7) Issue of duplicate certificate	£12
  (8) Issue of transcripts of entries in the Register relating to any one ship: (a) for current entries	£12
  (b) for other entries	£23
  (9) Personal inspection of the Register	£10
  (10) Registration of change of name of a ship	£30
  (11) Registration of change of port of choice	£30
  (12) Registration of change of measurement, tonnage or engine particulars recorded in the Register	£30
  (13) Transfer to a port in a British possession	£30
  (14) Transfer from a port in a British possession	£100
  (15) Application to the Registrar for provisional registration of a ship	£100
  (16) Registration of a ship following provisional registration by the Registrar	£150
  (17) Issue of a certificate of registry for a small ship on Part II of the Register, including an amended certificate or a duplicate copy of the certificate	£10
  (18) Issue of a transcript of entries in Part III of the Register relating to any one ship– (a) for current entries	£5
  (b) for other entries	£10
  (19) Personal inspection of Part III of the Register	£10
  (20) On application to register a submersible craft	£32

(1)

S.I. 1976/940; relevant amending instrument is S.I. 1987/306.

(2)

S.I. 1993/3138, amended by S.I. 1994/541.