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Regulation 7

of Merchant Shipping (Pleasure Craft) Regulations 2020

Regulation 7

Application for registry anew

Subregulation 1

A person applying for the registry anew of a pleasure craft may do so only if —

(a)

the pleasure craft was previously registered under these Regulations or Part V of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations (Rg 7) as in force immediately before 1 July 2020; and

(b)

the previous registry of the pleasure craft was closed, or deemed to be closed, under these Regulations or Part V of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations as in force immediately before 1 July 2020, no earlier than 3 years before the date of application for registry anew.

Subregulation 2

A person applying for the registry anew of a pleasure craft must provide the Registrar with —

(a)

the same information and documents as mentioned in regulation 6(1); and (b)where the previous registry of the pleasure craft was closed or deemed to be closed upon the transfer of ownership of the pleasure craft, sufficient evidence of the transfer of ownership of the pleasure craft.

Subregulation 3

A survey report of a pleasure craft that is provided for the purpose of an application for registry anew of the pleasure craft must be based on —

(a)

a registry anew survey of the pleasure craft that —

(i)

was conducted for the purpose of the application; and

(ii)

was completed not earlier than 3 months before the date of the application;

(b)

an initial survey of the pleasure craft that —

(i)

was conducted for the purpose of a previous application for initial registry; and

(ii)

was completed not earlier than 3 years before the date of the application for registry anew; (c)a registry anew survey of the pleasure craft that —

(i)

was conducted for the purpose of a previous application for registry anew; and

(ii)

was completed not earlier than 3 years before the date of the current application for registry anew; or

(d)

a renewal survey of the pleasure craft that —

(i)

was conducted for the purpose of an earlier application for the renewal of the previous registry of the pleasure craft; and

(ii)

was completed not earlier than 3 years and 3 months before the date of application for registry anew.