Registration of ships in the United KingdomU.K.
50.—(1) The Registrar must refuse to register a ship if, on the basis of the information given to the Registrar by the Secretary of State or accompanying the application for registration, the ship appears to the Registrar to be owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated person.
(2) The Secretary of State may direct the Registrar to terminate the registration of—
(a)a ship that is owned, controlled, chartered or operated by a designated persons or
(b)a specified ship.
(3) For the purposes of this regulation—
(a)any reference to registering a ship is to registering the ship in the register of British ships maintained by the Registrar; and
(b)a “designated person” means a person who is designated under regulation 5 for the purposes of the relevant regulations of this Part.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 50 in force at 14.12.2023, see reg. 1(2)