Cancellation of a certificate
9.—(1) The Secretary of State may cancel an AFS-Certificate issued in respect of a United Kingdom ship where there is reason to believe that—
(a)the certificate was issued on the basis of false or erroneous information; or
(b)since any survey required by these Regulations, any coating referred to in regulation 6(2)(b) or 6(4)(b) (coatings forming a barrier to prevent an organotin compound which acts as a biocide, or cybutryne, leaching from underlying non-compliant anti-fouling systems) and borne by the ship has sustained damage or is otherwise deficient.
(2) The Secretary of State may require an AFS-Certificate that has been—
(a)cancelled under paragraph (1); or
(b)issued in respect of a United Kingdom ship but which has ceased to be valid,
to be surrendered.
(3) No person may—
(a)intentionally alter a certificate;
(b)intentionally make a false certificate;
(c)knowingly or recklessly provide false information in connection with any survey required by these Regulations;
(d)with intent to deceive, use or lend a certificate or permit a certificate to be used by another person;
(e)fail to surrender a certificate when required to do so pursuant to paragraph (2); or
(f)in Scotland, forge a certificate.