This Act sets the provisions aimed at regulating the entire process of registration of merchant ships, fishing vessels and pleasure yachts in Gibraltar, also in order to repeal the application to ships registered in Gibraltar of certain acts and acts of Parliament and for matters connected with and incidental to the foregoing. Notwithstanding that any ship in respect of which an application for registration has been made is entitled to be registered, the Maritime Administrator may refuse to register the ship if the condition of the ship so far as relevant to its safety or to any risk of pollution. The text is divided into IX main Parts and 88 thematic Sections, as follows: (list of Section titles) Title and commencement; Interpretation; Appointment of Maritime Administrator; Inspection of registers; Rectification and correction of the register; Register of ships; Registerable ships; Registration of property in ships; Tonnage and description of ships; Ship names; Marking of the ship; Application for registration; Evidence of first registration; Refusal of registration and removal from the Register; Registration of an altered ship; Duty to secure termination of registration outside of Gibraltar; Provisional Certificate of Registry; Particulars to be entered; Registration while a ship is at sea; Certificate of Registry; Documents to be retained; Unregistered ship not recognized; Proper colors; Port of registry; Transfer of registration; Use of certificate; Use of improper certificate; Power to grant new certificate; Loss of certificate; Change of ownership; Closure of registration; Bareboat registration into the Register; Bareboat registration out of the Register; Transfers of ships or shares by Bill of Sale; Transmission on death or bankruptcy, etc; Transfer of ship or share by order of court; Power of court to prohibit transfer; Register of pleasure yachts; Recording of mortgages and related instruments; Recording of foreign instruments; Mortgages and related documents in respect of ships under construction; Recognition and recording of a notice of overseas mortgage; Discharge of mortgage; Priority of mortgages; Mortgagee not treated as owner; Mortgagee has power of sale; Mortgagee may take title; Mortgage not affected by bankruptcy; Transfer of mortgage; Transmission of interest of mortgagee on death or bankruptcy; Mortgagee’s right to dispose of ship; Maritime liens; Priority of maritime liens in general; Possessory liens; Claims to proceeds of sale of ship; Registrability of Government ships; Application for registration of Government ship; Entry of particulars of Government ship in the Register; Certificate of registry of Government ship; Retention of documents relating to Government ship; Transfer of registered Government ship; Application of Act to Government ships; Interpretation of Part VIII; Ships registered before the commencement date; Ships not yet registered under the Acts and Merchant Shipping Act; Entry of particulars in respect of ships in this Part; Certificate of registry for ships in this Part; Retention of documents for ships in this Part; Return of certificates issued under the Acts or Merchant Shipping Act; Application of Act to ships in this Part; Power of Maritime Administrator to dispense with evidence; Furnishing information; Proof of attestation not required; Admissibility of documents and evidence; Service of documents; Consular authentication not required; Enforcing detention of the ship; Suspension of registration; Limitation on time for proceedings; Provision as to jurisdiction in case of offences; Immunity from civil liability; Form of documents; Forfeiture of ship; Recovery of fines; Responsibility of owner; Regulations; Offences and penalties; Repeals and revocations. Schedules 1 and 2 are also part of this text (Proper colors; Foreign maritime entities).
Gibraltar (UK) · 1995-09-22