Malaysia legislation
Section 26
Section 26
Refusal to register bareboat chartered yacht
(1)
The Director General may refuse to register a yacht under section 25 if—
(a)
it is evident that—
(i)
the owner of the yacht has not consented to the registration of the yacht under this Act; or
(ii)
a mortgagee of the yacht has not consented to the registration of the yacht under this Act;
(b)
the tonnage of the yacht cannot be determined in accordance with this Act or the regulations;
(c)
the yacht cannot be carved and marked in accordance with this Act;
(d)
the yacht would be precluded by some other law to which it is subject from flying the national colours as stipulated in section 41; or
(e)
the bareboat charter has an unexpired period of less than one year on the date when the application to register the yacht is made.
(2)
Section 16 shall, with necessary modifications, also apply in respect of a yacht entitled to be registered under section 25 as if the yacht was entitled to be registered under sections 8 and 9.