Record and surrender of licences
8.—(1) The Secretary of State shall make and, during the period of the licence, retain a copy of every licence issued under this Part.
(2) A record of—
(a)every licence issued under this Part;
(b)every existing boatman’s licence treated as equivalent to a licence under this Part; and
(c)every suspension, cancellation or alteration of and any other matter affecting such a licence or existing boatman’s licence;
shall be kept, in such manner as the Secretary of State may require, by the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen or by such other person as the Secretary of State may direct.
(3) Where the Secretary of State issues to the holder of a licence under this Part a licence under this Part of a higher grade than that which he already holds, the holder shall surrender the first-mentioned licence to the Secretary of State, or to such person as the Secretary of State may direct, for cancellation.