Malaysia legislation
Section 14
Section 14
Duplicate certificate of registry
(1)
Where the Director General is satisfied upon the submission of proof that the certificate of registry for a Langkawi yacht has been lost, stolen or destroyed or has become defaced or illegible, he may, upon payment of the prescribed fee, issue to the owner
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Langkawi International Yacht Registry of the yacht a duplicate of the original certificate of registry for the yacht, which shall be marked as such and shall be of the same effect as the original certificate of registry.
(2)
Where the duplicate certificate of registry is issued, the original certificate of registry, if then available or if subsequently found or recovered, shall immediately be surrendered to the Director
General.
(3)
In such circumstances as the Director General deems appropriate, he may issue a facsimile or other electronically transmitted version of the duplicate certificate of registry, which ceases to be valid as soon as the duplicate certificate of registry itself is received by the owner.