Section 51: Registration of bareboat charter ships

51. Registration of bareboat charter ships (1) Where a ship— (a) is registered under the laws of a foreign country; (b) is chartered by the owner or by a charterer with the owner’s consent to a person who is qualified to own a Mauritius ship; (c) is operated under a bareboat charter for a period of not less than 2 years, or such lesser period as may be authorised by the Director; and (d) is authorised by the proper officer of the foreign country to be registered in a bareboat charter registry of another jurisdiction, and an application for the registration of the ship under this section is made in such form and manner as may be prescribed, the Registrar may register the ship, enter in the Register the particulars of the ship and issue a certificate of registration. (2) The registration of a ship under this section shall, unless earlier terminated under section 55, terminate at the end of the bareboat charter period. M62 – 33 [Issue 2] Merchant Shipping Act (3) Where a ship is registered under this section or where the registration of the ship is terminated under section 55, the particulars in respect of the ship shall be notified by the Registrar to the proper officer of the foreign country. (4) Where a ship is registered under this section, it shall be a Mauritius ship for the purposes of this Act and, during the period that it is so registered, shall not display any colour other than the national colours of Mauritius.