118.—(1) Notwithstanding regulations 51 (Change in registered particulars of ship) and 55 (Registration of changes of name or port of choice) any certificate of registry of a ship, other than a fishing vessel, which:—
(a)is issued during the [F1transitional period], and
(b)replaces an old certificate of registry
shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue.
(2) Any duplicate certificate issued to a ship including a small ship under regulation 108 (Duplicate certificate) during the [F2transitional period] shall be a certificate issued in accordance with these Regulations and:—
(a)for ships F3..., shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue; and
(b)for F4... small ships shall expire on the date that the old certificate would have expired.
(3) (a) The Registrar may, subject to (b) below, during the [F5transitional period], at his discretion replace a ship’s old certificate with a new certificate of registry which shall be valid for a period of five years from the date of issue.
(b)Any such new certificate issued in respect of a fishing vessel shall expire on the date that the old certificate would have expired.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 118(1)(a) substituted (1.1.1999) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2976), regs. 1, 25(a)
F2Words in reg. 118(2) substituted (1.1.1999) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2976), regs. 1, 25(a)
F3Words in reg. 118(2)(a) omitted (1.1.1999) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2976), regs. 1, 25(b)(i)
F4Words in reg. 118(2)(b) omitted (1.1.1999) by virtue of The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2976), regs. 1, 25(b)(ii)
F5Words in reg. 118(3)(a) substituted (1.1.1999) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1998 (S.I. 1998/2976), regs. 1, 25(a)
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