Malaysia legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Application for registration
(1)
An application for the registration of a yacht shall be made to the Director General in the prescribed form and shall comply with the prescribed conditions.
(2)
Every application for registration shall be accompanied with the prescribed fee and such documents as may be required by the
Director General.
(3)
The Director General may register the yacht and shall enter in the Yachts Register the prescribed particulars.
Interim registration in the course of transfer of ownership of yacht or share 9A. (1) An application for the interim registration of a yacht in the course of transfer of ownership of the yacht or a share in the yacht may, subject to the prescribed conditions, be made to the
Director General in the prescribed form and shall be accompanied with the prescribed fee.
(2)
Upon the interim registration of a yacht, the Director General shall issue in respect of the yacht an interim certificate of registry in the prescribed form.
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Langkawi International Yacht Registry
(3)
For the avoidance of doubt—
(a)
a yacht registered under this section shall be deemed to be a Langkawi yacht; and
(b)
any references to “owner” in this Act shall, during the period of interim registration of the yacht, be deemed to be a reference to the person to whom the ownership of the yacht or the share in the yacht is in the course of being transferred.