The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993

Registration

82.—(1) Where the Registrar is satisfied in respect of an application:—

(a) that the ship has been duly carved and marked, and

(b) that, where required, the appropriate certificate of survey has been provided, and

(c) that the other requirements preliminary to registration have been complied with,

he shall enter in the Register the details prescribed in Schedule 4.

(2) Upon registering a ship the Registrar shall issue and send to the charterer a certificate of bareboat charter containing the particulars set out in Schedule 5.

(3) Upon registering a ship the Registrar shall retain in his possession a copy of the charter, a copy of any certificate of survey and all declarations of eligibility, and if applicable any declarations required by regulation 24 (Applications by bodies corporate).

(4) Notwithstanding that a ship is otherwise entitled to be registered, the Registrar may refuse to register it if, taking into account any requirements of the Merchant Shipping Acts (including any instrument made under them) relating to the condition of the ship or its equipment so far as relevant to its safety or to any risk of pollution or to the safety, health and welfare of persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board the ship, he considers that it would be inappropriate for the ship to be registered.