2.—(1) The Secretary of State may apply to register a Home Office ship by writing to the registrar(1).
(2) The application must state—
(a)the name and description of the ship,
(b)the ship’s call sign,
(c)the ship’s port of registry (if any),
(d)the date and place the ship was built or, if unknown, words to that effect, and
(e)the nature of the title to the ship and a list of documents of title (if any).
(3) Copies of any documents of title must be provided with an application.
3.—(1) Following receipt of an application under article 2, the registrar must enter in Part 1 of the register maintained under section 8 of the 1995 Act—
(a)a record of the ship as belonging to the Secretary of State,
(b)the particulars stated in the application, and
(c)the information contained in any current certificate issued in respect of the ship by a surveyor of ships(2).
(2) In respect of any ship registered under this Order, the registrar must retain the application and any copies of documents of title provided with it.
4. On registering a Home Office ship, the registrar must issue and send to the Secretary of State a certificate of registry stating—
(a)the details of the ship contained on the register (“the registered details”),
(b)the date of issue of the certificate, and
(c)the date the certificate expires.
5. The registration of a Home Office ship—
(a)is valid for a period of five years beginning with the date of issue of the certificate of registry, and
(b)expires at the end of that period unless it is renewed in accordance with article 7.
6. The Secretary of State must send written notice to the registrar of any changes in the registered details of a registered Home Office ship.
7.—(1) The Secretary of State may, at any time during the period of registration of a Home Office ship, apply to the registrar in writing to renew the registration (“a renewal application”).
(2) A renewal application must be accompanied by—
(a)a notice in accordance with article 6, or
(b)a statement that there have been no changes to the registered details of the ship that have not been notified to the registrar.
(3) Following receipt of a renewal application, the registrar must issue and send to the Secretary of State a certificate of registry stating the information set out in article 4.
(4) Where no renewal application is received before the expiry of the period of registration of any Home Office ship, the registrar must notify the Secretary of State of the expiry of the ship’s registration.
8.—(1) The registrar may terminate the registration of a Home Office ship—
(a)on receipt of a written application by the Secretary of State, or
(b)if the registrar considers that it would be inappropriate for the ship to remain registered taking account of the condition of the ship or its equipment so far as relevant to—
(i)the ship’s safety,
(ii)any risk of pollution, or
(iii)the safety, health and welfare of any person employed or engaged in any capacity on board the ship.
(2) Where registration is terminated under paragraph (1)(a), the registrar must issue to the Secretary of State a certified extract from the register showing—
(a)that the entry in the register in respect of the ship has been closed,
(b)the date of its closure, and
(c)the registered details at the time of closure.
Section 313(1) of the 1995 Act defines “the registrar”, in relation to the registration of ships, by reference to section 8 of that Act.
Section 313(1) of the 1995 Act defines “surveyor of ships” by reference to section 256 of that Act.