These Regulations amend the eligibility rules relating to Part I and Part III of the Register of British Ships, contained within the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Regulations 1993 (S.I. 1993/3138) (“the Registration Regulations”). The rules relating to Part I are amended by regulation 5, which expands eligibility to Commonwealth citizens, citizens of states listed in a further list (in a new Schedule 6 to the Registration Regulations), and non-United Kingdom citizens who are settled in the United Kingdom. The rules relating to Part III (small ships) are amended by regulation 25 which expands eligibility to non-United Kingdom citizens who are settled in the United Kingdom.