Section 42: Application for first registration

42. Application for first registration (1) (a) Subject to paragraph (b), an application for the first registration of a pleasure craft shall be made by, or on behalf of, the owner within 30 days of the date of the— (i) purchase of the pleasure craft; (ii) — (iii) removal of the pleasure craft from Customs, where the pleasure craft is imported by a person other than a dealer, in such form as may be approved by the Authority and shall be accompanied by the prescribed registration fee. (b) An application made under paragraph (a) shall be accompanied— (i) in the case of a sale by a dealer, by the deed; (ii) in the case of a pleasure craft imported by a person, other than a dealer, by a written declaration by that person; (iii) the paid customs bill of entry; and (iv) any other document which the Authority may require. (2) Where an application for registration is made after the period specified in subsection (1) (a), the person applying for the registration of the pleasure craft shall be liable to a surcharge of 50 per cent, or any other percentage as may be prescribed, of the prescribed registration fee. [S. 42 amended by s. 12 of Act 3 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 June 2008.] T11 – 23 [Issue 2] Tourism Authority Act