Certificate of Registry.
22. (1) The certificate of registry shall be in such form as may
be prescribed by the Minister.
(2) The certificate of registry shall state -
(a) the name of the owner of the ship, his occupation and address, and
if there are more owners than one, the proportions in which they are
interested in the ship;
(b) the name of the master and particulars of his certificate of
competency; (A603/84).
(c) the date and place where the ship was built;
(d) the particulars given in the certificate of measurement; and (A
603/84)
(e) such other particulars as may be prescribed. (A603/84)
(2A) Every registered owner of a registered Malaysian ship shall as
soon as possible and in any case not later than fourteen days inform the
registrar in writing of any changes affecting the particulars required to
be stated in the certificate of registry under subsection (2).
(2B) Any person who contravenes subsection (2A) shall be guilty of
an offence and shall on conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five
thousand ringgit. (A603/84)
(3) The Minister may by regulation prescribe the form of endorsements
that may be made on the certificate of registry to record the changes in
the particulars specified in subsection (2) without issuing a new
certificate.
Provisional certificate of registry.
26. (1) A registrar or a Malaysian diplomatic or consular
officer may, upon application made to him and subject to the procedure,
conditions and restriction as may be prescribed, issue in respect of any
ship a provisional certificate of registry. (A603/84)
(2) The provisional certificate of registry of a ship shall be valid
for a maximum period of one year from the date of its issue. (A895/1994)
(3) This Ordinance and other written laws shall apply to-
(a) a ship that is issued with a provisional certificate of registry
under this section;
(b) the owner of the ship; and
(c) the provisional certificate of registry,
in the same manner as they apply to a Malaysian ship, its owner and its
certificate of registry. (A895/1994)
Cancellation of certificate.
26A. (1) The Registrar General may cancel a Malaysian ship's
certificate of registry or any provisional certificate of registry held by
the ship, or impose such conditions as he may consider appropriate on the
grounds of failure to comply with any requirements contained in or made
under this Ordinance or any rules or regulations made thereunder, or on
the grounds of failure to comply with the requirements of any
international convention applicable to Malaysia.
(2) Any person aggrieved by any action of the Registrar General
under subsection (1) may appeal to the Minister whose decision shall be
final. (A 603/84)
