The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2017

Amendment to the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993

7.  After regulation 105 insert—

“Copies of documents

105A.— (1) Where any document listed in paragraph (2) is to be provided by or to the Registrar, the Registrar may provide or receive a copy of that document, including a copy provided or received by means of an electronic communication.

(2) The documents referred to in paragraph (1) are—

(a) a transcript of the entries in the Register referred to in regulation 2(3);

(b) an appointment of a representative person referred to in regulation 18(4)(a);

(c) a certified extract in respect of the ship referred to in regulation 22(2)(1);

(d) proof of incorporation in accordance with the laws of a foreign country referred to in regulation 24(b)(2);

(e) a certificate from the one of the Registrars of Companies referred to in regulation 24(c);

(f) a builder’s certificate referred to in regulation 28(1)(a)(3) or 59(4)(e);

(g) a bill of sale referred to in regulation 28(1)(b) and regulation 43(1);

(h) a certificate of survey or measurement specifying a ship’s tonnage and build referred to in regulation 29(3)(4), regulation 51(3)(5), regulation 82(1)(b) and regulation 113A(1)(6);

(i) a carving and marking note referred to in regulation 31(2)(7), regulation 33, regulation 35 and regulation 80(8);

(j) a certificate of permanent defacement referred to in regulation 31(4);

(k) a renewal notice referred to in regulation 41(9) or regulation 83(2)(10);

(l) a grant of representation or an extract from that grant in regulation 46(2)(a) or regulation 60(b)(i);

(m) such evidence of proof of title referred to in regulation 46(2)(b) or regulation 60(b)(ii);

(n) a signed notification referred to in regulation 49(11), regulation 84 or regulation 98(12);

(o) a marking note referred to in regulation 52(2), regulation 53(3), regulation 54 and regulation 72;

(p) a copy of certificate of registry, and any other document evidencing registration referred to in regulation 59(4)(d);

(q) an instrument of transfer of a registered mortgage in regulation 61(13);

(r) a mortgage deed referred to in regulation 62(1);

(s) a certificate of registry or other document referred to in regulation 77(3)(c);

(t) a notarised translation in the English language of any other document, as referred to in regulation 103.

(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)—

“electronic communication” means a communication transmitted (whether from one person to another, from one device to another or from a person to a device or vice versa)—

(i)

by means of an electronic communications network; or

(ii)

by other means but while in electronic form; and

“electronic communications network” has the meaning set out in section 32(1) of the Communications Act 2003(14).”

(1)

Regulation 22 was amended by S.I. 1994/541.

(2)

Regulation 24 was amended by S.I. 1994/541.

(3)

Regulation 28 was amended by S.I. 1999/3206.

(4)

Regulation 29 was amended by S.I. 1998/1915, S.I. 1998/2976 and S.I. 1999/3206.

(5)

Regulation 51 was amended by S.I. 1999/3206.

(6)

Regulation 113A was inserted by S.I. 1998/2976.

(7)

Regulation 31 was amended by S.I. 1999/3206.

(8)

Regulation 80 was amended by S.I. 1999/3206.

(9)

Regulation 41 was amended by S.I. 1998/2976.

(10)

Regulation 83 was amended by S.I. 1998/2976.

(11)

Regulation 49 was amended by S.I. 1994/541.

(12)

Regulation 98 was amended by S.I. 1998/2976.

(13)

Regulation 61 was substituted by S.I. 1994/541.

(14)

2003 c. 21. Section 32(1) was amended by S.I. 2011/1210.