MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894

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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894 - SECT 47



47.(1) A ship shall not be described by any name other than that by which she
is for the time being registered.

(2) A change shall not be made in the name of a ship without the previous
written permission of the Board of Trade.

(3) Application for that permission shall be in writing, and if the Board are
of opinion that the application is reasonable they may entertain it, and
thereupon require notice thereof to be published in such form and manner as
they think fit.

(4) On permission being granted to change the name, the ship's name shall
forthwith be altered in the register book, in the ship's certificate of
registry, and on her bows and stern.

(5) If it is shown to the satisfaction of the Board of Trade that the name of
any ship has been changed without their permission they shall direct that her
name be altered into that which she bore before the change, and the name shall
be altered in the register book, in the ship's certificate of registry, and on
her bows and stern accordingly.

(6) Where a ship having once been registered has ceased to be so registered no
person unless ignorant of the previous registry (proof whereof shall lie on
him) shall apply to register, and no registrar shall knowingly register, the
ship, except by the name by which she was previously registered, unless with
the previous written permission of the Board of Trade.

(7) Where a foreign ship, not having at any previous time been registered as a
British ship, becomes a British ship, no person shall apply to register, and
no registrar shall knowingly register, the ship, except by the name which she
bore as a foreign ship immediately before becoming a British ship, unless with
the previous written permission of the Board of Trade.

(8) If any person acts, or suffers any person under his control to act, in
contravention of this section, or omits to do, or suffers any person under his
control to omit to do, anything required by this section, he shall for each
offence be liable to a fine not exceeding [#200], and (except in the case of
an application being made under the section with respect to a foreign ship
which not having at any previous time been registered as a British ship has
become a British ship) the ship may be detained until this section is complied
with.

Registry of alterations.

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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894 - SECT 47