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7.—(1) The Agency may refuse to register a vessel if the requirements of article 6 have not been complied with or if the Agency has previously revoked the registration of the vessel under paragraph (3) or (4).
(2) The Agency may refuse to register a vessel if, having regard to the information supplied in accordance with article 6(a), it is not satisfied at the time when it determines the application that—
(a)there is in force a policy of insurance for the vessel which complies with the requirements of Schedule 3 where such a policy is required by article 11; and
(b)the vessel is constructed and equipped in accordance with such specification as may for the time being be prescribed by the Agency for such a vessel under article 12.
(3) Following receipt of any representation concerning a vessel (including any representation from an officer of the Agency), the Agency may refuse to register the vessel and it may revoke an existing registration of a vessel if, in its reasonable opinion and having regard to the representation, it is in the interest of safety.
(4) The Agency may revoke the registration of a vessel if it appears to it that—
(a)the basis upon which the vessel was registered was or has become incorrect in any material respect; and
(b)any requirements imposed in respect of the vessel under article 8 have not been complied with.
(5) The Agency must give notice to the owner, and, if different, the person who applied for registration, of a vessel of any refusal or revocation of registration in relation to it and in doing so must give its reasons.
(6) Before refusing or revoking a registration under paragraph (3) or (4) the Agency must provide the owner of the vessel with an opportunity to make oral or written representations.
(7) Subject to paragraph (8), an owner or another person with the owner’s consent may complain to a magistrates’ court under Part II of the Magistrates’ Court Act 1980(1) against the refusal or revocation of a registration under paragraph (3) or (4) and, if the court decides that such refusal or revocation is unreasonable, the Agency must register the vessel without delay.
(8) The imposition of any requirement for insurance under article 11, or any question concerning the imposition of a standard or specification for a vessel under article 12, may not be the subject of complaint under paragraph (7).
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