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Originally Posted by mdall145
Thank you! He is Dutch, with Swiss residency.
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Dutch and Swiss but apparently no connection to the UK, not even a mailing address.
Well then that appears to be a non-starter.
Requirements to Register on UK Ship Register
To register a vessel on the UK Ship Register you must meet the eligibility criteria of the Part for which you are applying.
There are 4 different
parts of the register. Which part you use depends on what you’re using your boat for:
Part 1 -
commercial or pleasure boats
Part 2 -
fishing boats
Part 3 - small boats
Part 4 -
charter boats
Part 1 and Part 4
The following persons are qualified to be the owners of ships to be registered on Part 1 the Register:
* UK citizen
* British dependant territories citizen
* British overseas citizen
* company incorporated in one of the European Economic Area (EEA) countries
* citizen of a EU
member state exercising your rights under articles 48 or 52 of the EU Treaty in the UK
* company incorporated in any British overseas possession which has its principal place of business in the UK or those possessions
* company in an European Economic Interest Grouping (EEIG)
* Commonwealth citizens
* citizens listed in Schedule 6 (
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2.../contents/made)
* non-United Kingdom nationals who are settled in the United Kingdom
* bodies corporate incorporated in a Commonwealth state
* bodies corporate incorporated in a country listed in Schedule 6 (
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2.../contents/made)
If none of the qualified owners are resident in the UK, a representative must be appointed who is either of the following:
* an individual resident in the UK
* a company incorporated in one of the EEA countries with a place of business in the UK
Part 1 registration - commercial or pleasure boats
You can use Part 1 of the register if you have either:
a commercial boat, unless you plan to use it for
fishing
a ‘pleasure vessel’ - this means you do not make any
money from it
Registering your boat on Part 1 of the register means you’ll be able to:
get a
marine mortgage against your boat
spend more than 6 months outside the UK
UK Ship registry Part 3 registration - small boats
Use Part 3 of the register (small ships register) if:
your boat is less than 24 metres long
your boat is a pleasure vessel
you live in the UK for at least 185 days of the year
You cannot use Part 3 of the register if you’re a business.
Part 3
For vessels to be registered on Part 3, all the owners listed must be qualified owners.
A small ship may be registered if all of the owners are ordinarily resident in the UK:-
(a) British Citizens
(b) Persons who are nationals of a European Union or Economic Area country other than the United Kingdom and are established* in the UK
(c) British Dependant Territories citizens; British Overseas citizens; persons who under the British Nationality Act 1981 and are British subjects; persons who under the
Hong Kong (British Nationality) Order are British Nationals (Overseas), and (d) Commonwealth citizens not falling within those paragraphs.
*Established – It is not sufficient to live in the UK to be ‘established’ in accordance with Articles 48 and 52 of the EU Treaty. To be ‘established’ a person must make an economic contribution to the UK by being the proprietor of a business, being employed, or having very recently retired from such
employment, i.e. within the last 6 months. If you have any doubts about your ‘establishment’ you should consult the Registry.