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document of 1981 and the Government stated that in seeking the

basis for a new approach in consultation with the Dependent

Territories, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, it

would be guided by the following considerations:

a)

Ships, whether registered in the UK or the

Territories or Islands, should continue to be

regarded as British and entitled to fly the

British flag;

b)

The criteria and requirements for registering

a vessel in the Territories and Islands should be

similar in nature to those in force in the UK;

c) Appropriate nationality requirements;

d) Every ship entitled to fly the British flag

should meet all the applicable requirements of

the international Conventions currently in force

and other safety (including manning) requirements

applied to UK ships, and should undergo all the

survey and inspection procedures to which it would

be subject if it were on the UK register.

12.

Following consultations with Dependent Territories,

a new legislative framework for ship registration has

been developed which will apply to all British ports of

registry and take account of different circumstances.

This is set out in Part

of this paper.

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