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Section 28: Right of owner and mortgagee

Merchant Shipping Act · PART III: REGISTRATION OF SHIPS

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28. Right of owner and mortgagee (1) Subject to any right or power appearing from the Register to be vested in any other person, the registered owner of a ship or a share in a ship may dispose of it where the disposal is made in accordance with this Act. (2) Any interest arising under contract or by operation of law shall subsist in relation to a ship or a share in a ship and may be enforced by or against the owner or mortgagee of a ship in respect of his interest in the ship or share in it. (3) The registered owner of a ship or of a share in a ship may give a valid receipt for any money paid or advanced by way of consideration on any disposal of the ship or share.

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