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Section 33: Registration anew

Merchant Shipping Act · PART III: REGISTRATION OF SHIPS

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33. Registration anew (1) Where the ownership of a ship is changed, the Registrar may, on the application of the owner of the ship, register the ship anew. (2) Where a ship is to be registered anew, the Registrar shall carry out the same procedure as in the case of a first registration, and upon surrender of the existing certificate of registration, and compliance with all other requirements for registration, the Registrar shall register the ship anew and grant a new certificate. (3) The Registrar shall also cause the names of all persons appearing on the Register to be interested in the ship as owners or mortgagees to be entered in the new registration, and the registration anew shall not in any way affect the rights of any of those persons.

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