Duplicate certificate
29.—(1) If it is shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of State that the Certificate of Registry of a vessel has been lost, stolen or destroyed or has become illegible he may issue to the owner a duplicate of that certificate and that duplicate, which shall be marked as such, shall be of the same effect as the original.
(2) Where a duplicate Certificate of Registry is issued the original if then available or if subsequently found or recovered shall be forthwith surrendered by the owner of the vessel to the Secretary of State.