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to apply for registration by post and make arrangements

for the necessary surveys to be carried out without delay.

It is therefore proposed that certificates of registration

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be made available for a period of one month only.

possibility which could be considered is to refuse

provisional registration unless the Master of the ship

can provide satisfactory safety certificates under the law

of the State of previous registration, except on condition

that the ship will immediately proceed to a British port

for survey and full registration.

VIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

The following provisions are concerned with powers to deal

with unfair competition from foreign ships, safety, discontinuance

of obsolete functions and other savings, casualty investigations,

and disciplinary matters.

Retaliation Against Foreign Action Affecting UK Shipping

35.

There are already powers under section 14 of the Merchant

Shipping Act of 1974 to protect the shipping and trading

interests of the UK against action by foreign governments

affecting the carriage of goods by sea. These powers need to

be extended to provide similar safeguards for passenger vessels,

so as to protect the interests of UK cruise ships against unfair

competition.

Equivalent Powers Over Foreign Ships in UK Waters

36. A power is required to enable UK legislation to be

applied to foreign ships in UK waters. Specific powers already

exist in some cases but a general power is necessary where

international conventions on safety and pollution do not apply,

for example to small ships, and for the removal of doubt