Notification of changes of ownership etc.U.K.
49.—(1) If at any time there occurs, in relation to a registered ship:—
(a)any change affecting the eligibility of the ship to be registered, not being a change which affects the qualification or eligibility of the owner (as [F1prescribed in] regulations 7 and 12) or the British connection of a ship (as prescribed in regulations 8 and 14), or
(b)in respect of a fishing vessel, any change, not affecting that eligibility, in the percentage of the property in the ship beneficially owned by qualified persons or companies,
the owner of the ship shall, as soon as practicable after the change occurs, notify the Registrar.
(2) The notification referred to in paragraph (1) shall be made in writing, shall be signed by the owner and shall specify the nature of the change and the name and the official number of the ship.
(3) Any person who contravenes paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in reg. 49(1)(a) substituted (21.3.1994) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/541), regs. 1, 7
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