Registration of Ships Act 1983 (Act No. 50)

THE REGJSTRATION OF SHIPS ACT 1983 Act No. 50 of 1983 27 December 1983 Section 1. Short title. 2. Interpretation. 3. Registration. I assent, D. BURRENCHOBAY Governor-General ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 4. Revocation of certificate. 5. Regulations. An Act To provide for the registration of ships ENACTED by the Parliament of Mauritius, as follows 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Registration of Ships Act 1983. 2. Interpretation. In this. Act "certificate" means the certificate of registration issued under section 3; "Minister" means the Minister to whom responsibility for shipping is assigned; "ship" means any vessel used in navigation which exceeds 15 tons. 3. Registration. (1) Notwithstanding any other enactment, any person who wishes to register a ship in Mauritius shall make an application to the Minister 1n the prescribed form. (2) On receipt of an application under subsection (1), the Minister shall ( a) on being satisfied that the applicant has complied with the prescribed requirements; and (b) on payment of the prescribed fee by the applicant, register the ship of the applicant and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration on such terms and conditions as he thinks fit. ., (3) The certificate shall be valid for a period of one year as from the date specified in the certificate and may be renewed annually on payment of the prescribed fee. 4. Revocation of certificate. Where the Minister is satisfied that the holder of a certificate has con­ travened any regulation made under this Act or any condition attached to his certificate, he may, by notice in writing require the holder of the certificate within 15 days from the date of service of the notice, to show cause why his certificate ought not to be revoked and if the Minister is satisfied that, having regard to all the circumstances of the case, it is expedient to do so, he may revoke the certificate. 5. Regulations. (1) The Minister may make regulations as he thinks fit for the purposes of this Act. (2) Any regulations made under subsection ( 1) may provide that any person who contravenes them shall commit an offence and shall, on convic­ tion, be liable to a fine not exceeding 2000 rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years. Passed in the Legislative Assembly on the twentieth day of December one thousand nine hundred and eighty-three. G. MAURICE BRO Clerk of the Legislative Assembly By Authority: L. CARL ACHILLE, Government Printer, February 1984. 283/2/84-200