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CONSULTATIVE DOCUMENT

PROPOSALS FOR A MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL ON SHIP REGISTRATION

Part

I

INTRODUCTION

II

AND OTHER MATTERS

CONTENTS

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REGISTRATION OF SHIPS THE NEED FOR CHANGE

The "British Ship" system Enforcement and jurisdiction

Registration of ships in Dependent Territories Registration procedures in the UK

Results of previous consultations

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III

ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION

Territorial scope

Commonwealth countries

BASIC PRINCIPLES

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Obligation to register Qualifications for owning a British ship

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IV

CENTRALISATION OF REGISTRATION IN THE UK

V

REGISTRATION OF FISHING VESSELS

VI

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND DEPENDENT TERRITORIES

A NEW FRAMEWORK FOR THE BRITISH SHIP REGISTER

The present position

The new framework

Other matters relating to registration & shipping The Channel Islands and Isle of Man

VII

PROVISIONAL REGISTRATION

VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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