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The Hovercraft (General) Order 1972
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Nationality and registration marks
6.—(1) A hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom shall not be used unless—
(i)it bears prominently and clearly painted or affixed to the craft its nationality and registration marks; and
(ii)the nationality and registration marks together with the name and address of the registered owner are engraved on a fire proof metal plate affixed in a prominent position inside the hovercraft near an entrance.
(2) The nationality mark of a hovercraft registered in the United Kingdom shall be the capital letters “GH” in Roman characters and the registration mark shall be a group of four digits assigned by the Secretary of State on the registration of the hovercraft. The letters and digits shall be without ornamentation and a hyphen shall be placed between the nationality mark and the registration mark.
(3) The nationality and registration marks of a hovercraft shall be used as the sole means of identification of the craft by radio.
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