Malaysia legislation
Section 22
Seksyen 22
(2)
The Registrar may refuse to approve a proposed name for a ship if the name is—
(a)
undesirable, unacceptable or inappropriate;
(b)
a name with intention to mislead;
(c)
made up of initials only;
(d)
registered in the Register to another ship; or
(e)
a name that has been de-registered in the Register, unless for the purpose of re-registration of the same ship it was registered under.
(3)
The owner of a Malaysian ship shall not change the name of the ship, or cause or permit any such change, without the prior written permission of the
Registrar and the payment of the prescribed fee.
(4)
A person may, subject to the payment of the prescribed fee, apply to reserve a prefix or suffix for a ship in accordance with the regulations made under this Ordinance.
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Marking of ship.