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	How do I close a registration?
	The registered owner must provide the Registrar with notice if one of the following events occurs: The ship is no longer entitled to be registered This applies if the ship is no longer owned by a New Zealand citizen/s or a New Zealand body corporate. OR The ship is no longer required to be registered Required Documents: If the ship is no longer entitled to be registered, Bill of Sale (form SR14) completed in full by the registered owner/s and showing the nationality of the purchaser/s; If the ship is no longer required to be registered, Application for Closure of Registration (form SR32) completed in full by the registered owner/s; Ship's Certificate of Registry ("the blue book").

There is no fee payable to close a registration. However, if you require evidence that the ship is no longer registered in New Zealand, the Registrar can issue a certified transcript of the closed Registry deletion certificate upon payment of the fee of $61. A new owner may need the certified transcript in order to register the ship in another country.

The approximate processing time is five working days from receipt of the correctly completed documents.

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