Loch Lomond Byelaws – 2. Registration
2. REGISTRATION CONTENTS
▶ 2.1 Registration – Master
▶ 2.2 Registration – Power-driven vessels
▶ 2.3 Method of Registration
▶ 2.4 Effective Date of Registration
▶2.5 Termination of Registered Ownership and Transfer of Registration Number
▶2.6 Inspection of Vessels
▶2.7 False Information
▶2.8 Exemption from Registration
2.1 REGISTRATION – Master
No person shall be Master of a Power-driven vessel unless they have first registered with the Authority as a Registered user by submitting to the Authority an application for registration, or renewal of registration, on a form supplied by the Authority containing such information and accompanied by such evidence and documentation as may from time to time be reasonably prescribed by the Authority and then receiving from the Authority confirmation that they are registered as a Registered user. Registration as a Registered user is not to be taken as in any way being an approval of the competence of that person as Master of a Vessel.
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2.2 REGISTRATION – Power-driven vessels
Subject to the provisions contained in Byelaw 2.8 no Owner of a Power-driven vessel shall knowingly cause it to be brought on to, kept, let for hire or used on the Loch unless it is registered with the Authority as provided by Byelaw 2.3. In order to register a Power-driven vessel an Owner must be at least 18 years of age.
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2.3 METHOD OF REGISTRATION
A Power-driven vessel shall be registered by its Owner with the Authority in the following manner:
- 2.3 (1) Application Form
An application for registration, or renewal of registration, shall be made on a form supplied by the Authority and shall contain such information and shall be accompanied by such evidence and documentation as may from time to time be reasonably prescribed by the Authority. - 2.3 (2) Registration Number
If satisfied that an application received complies with Byelaw 2.3(1), the Authority shall allocate to the Power-driven vessel a Registration number and it shall notify the same to the Registered owner. - 2.3 (3) Annual Marks
Upon registering the Power-driven vessel in the manner specified in this Byelaw 2.3, the Authority, may if it so chooses, also issue in respect of the Power-driven vessel two Annual marks. - 2.3 (4) Display of Registration Number
The Registered owner shall cause the Registration number allocated to the Power-driven vessel to be displayed on both sides of the Power-driven vessel in such a manner as may be reasonably prescribed by the Authority and in such a position as to be clearly visible. - 2.3 (5) Display of Annual Marks
If the Authority has issued Annual marks then the Registered owner shall cause the Annual marks to be displayed on both sides of the Power-driven vessel in such a manner as may be reasonably prescribed by the Authority and without obscuring the Registration number referred to in Byelaw 2.3 (4) and so as to be clearly visible. - 2.3 (6) Display by Master
In the absence of the Registered owner, the Master of a Power-driven vessel shall ensure that the Power-driven vessel is displaying the Registration number and (if issued) Annual marks in such a manner as may be reasonably prescribed by the Authority and in such a position as to be clearly visible.
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2.4 EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION
Except as stated in Byelaw 2.5 (1) below, registration shall take place when the allocated Registration number is notified to the applicant, together with the supply of the Annual marks (if issued) and shall lapse on the 31st January following.
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2.5 TERMINATION OF REGISTERED OWNERSHIP AND TRANSFER OF REGISTRATION NUMBER
- 2.5 (1) Termination of Registered Ownership
In the event that the Registered owner transfers ownership of a Power-driven vessel which is registered with the Authority or otherwise determines that such Power-driven vessel will no longer be used on the Loch, then the Registered owner shall within fourteen days of the date of transfer or such determination notify the Authority in writing in such a manner as may be reasonably prescribed by the Authority in which event that Registered owner shall cease to be the Registered owner with respect to that Power-driven vessel. - 2.5 (2) Transfer of Registration Number
No Registration number or Annual mark shall be transferred to another Power-driven vessel without the prior written consent of the Authority.
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2.6 INSPECTION OF VESSELS
The Authority shall have the right to inspect a Power-driven vessel prior to registration and at any other time to confirm the details given on the registration application form.
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2.7 FALSE INFORMATION
No person shall knowingly provide the Authority with false information or fail to disclose any material information when making an application for registration or renewal of registration as provided in Byelaw 2.1 and 2.3 or when notifying the Authority of a termination of Registered ownership, as provided in Byelaw 2.5 (1).
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2.8 EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION
- 2.8 (1) Any police or fire officer or other member of the emergency services or member of the armed forces in circumstances necessary to the proper execution of their duty, shall be exempt from the need to register in accordance with this Byelaw 2.
- 2.8 (2) Registered owners of Seaplanes and the Masters of Seaplanes shall be exempt from the need to comply with byelaws 2.1, 2.3(4), 2.3(5), 2.3(6) and 2.6.