Section 19: Application for registration

19. Application for registration (1) Every application for the registration of a ship shall be made to the Registrar in a prescribed form which shall contain the name and address of the applicant and sufficient information to enable the ship to be identified. (2) Every application under subsection (1) in respect of a ship which has, immediately before the application, been registered in the registry of a foreign state shall be accompanied by a certified extract of the register of that registry pertaining to that ship. (3) Every application under subsection (1) shall be supported— (a) in the case of a new ship, by the builder’s certificate; and (b) in the case of a ship which is not new, by a bill of sale or other equivalent document acceptable to the Registrar, evidencing the most recent transfer of ownership. (4) Every application under subsection (1) shall be made— (a) in the case of an individual— (i) by the person requiring to be registered as owner; [Issue 2] M62 – 16 Revised Laws of Mauritius (ii) by one or more of the persons so requiring if more than one; or (iii) by his or their agent; and (b) in the case of a body corporate or a maritime entity, by its agent, (and the authority of the agent shall be testified by writing), if appointed by individuals or maritime entities, under the hands of the appointers, and, if appointed by a body corporate, under the common seal of that body corporate or by deed or instrument under seal. (5) Every application under subsection (1) shall be accompanied by a declaration of ownership— (a) made by the person who is to be registered as owner of the ship or of a share in the ship, or, in the case of a body corporate or a maritime entity, the person authorised to make the declaration on behalf of that body or entity; and (b) referring to the ship as described in the certificate of a builder or a surveyor, and containing a statement of the number of shares in the ship the legal title to which is vested in him or, as the case may be, the body corporate or maritime entity, and whether held alone or jointly with any other person.