(1) A person who,
without the approval of the chief executive officer, alters, removes or
renders illegible the hull identification number of a registered vessel
commits an offence.
(2)
Subregulation (1) does not apply to a person accredited under
regulation 45AA(1) or 45AB(1) acting in accordance with their
accreditation.
[Regulation 45EA inserted: Gazette
1 Dec 2000 p. 6768; amended: SL 2022/137 r. 9.]