9 Registration of ships: basic provisions
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

9  Registration of ships: basic provisions

(1)     A ship is entitled to be registered if—

(a)     it is owned, to the prescribed extent, by persons qualified to own British ships; and

(b)     such other conditions are satisfied as are prescribed under subsection (2)(b) below;

(and any application for registration is duly made).

(2)     It shall be for registration regulations—

(a)     to determine the persons who are qualified to be owners of British ships, or British ships of any class or description, and to prescribe the extent of the ownership required for compliance with subsection (1)(a) above;

(b)

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