Section 54: Refusal to register bareboat charter ship

54. Refusal to register bareboat charter ship The Registrar may, in addition to the reasons specified in section 26 (4), refuse to register a ship under section 51 where— (a) it is evident that the owner or a mortgagee has not consented to the registration of the ship; (b) the tonnage of the ship cannot be determined in accordance with this Act; (c) the ship cannot be marked in accordance with this Act; (d) the ship would be precluded by the law of a foreign country from flying the national colours of Mauritius; or (e) the bareboat charter has an unexpired period of registration of less than one year on the date when the application to register the ship is made.