80.—(1) [F1Subject to paragraph (1A), on] being satisfied that the ship is eligible for registration and on production of any certificate for survey required under regulation 29 (Survey and measurement of ship) the Registrar shall issue a carving and marking note.
[F2(1A) Paragraph (1) does not apply if the Registrar is satisfied that the ship is a sanctioned ship.]
(2) On receipt of a carving and marking note the charterer shall:—
(a)where the ship is not already so marked cause it to be marked with;
(i)its name, and
(ii)its port of choice, and
(iii)in respect of a fishing vessel, [F3its port number], and
(b)where the ship is not already so carved, cause it to be carved with its identifying number and the number denoting its tonnage,
in accordance with Schedule 3.
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F1Words in reg. 80(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 20(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Reg. 80(1A) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/509), regs. 1(3), 20(b); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3Words in reg. 80(2)(a)(iii) substituted (10.1.2000) by The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships, and Tonnage) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I. 1999/3206), regs. 1, 15
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