Malaysia legislation
Section 33
Section 33
Malaysian ship—
The Registrar may terminate the registration of a Malaysian ship—
(a)
on the application of the owner;
(b)
where being a ship registered in the Malaysia
Ship Register, the ship ceases to be owned by one or more persons qualified to own a
Malaysian ship;
(c)
where being a bareboat chartered-in ship—
(i)
the ship ceases to be operated under a bareboat charter;
(ii)
the rights and obligations of the bareboat charterer under the bareboat charter terms are assigned;
(iii)
the primary registry in respect of the ship is closed or annulled; or
(iv)
the consent referred to in paragraph 20(5)(c) is revoked or withdrawn;
(d)
where being a provisionally registered ship—
(i)
the owner of the ship fails to obtain a deletion certificate from the previous registry;
(ii)
the ownership of the ship is in dispute;
or
(iii)
the period of provisional registration has lapsed;
(e)
if the ship is broken up, or is an actual or a constructive total loss such that it is no longer capable of being used in navigation;
(f)
if the ship, other than a bareboat chartered-in ship, at the time of registration remains registered in a place outside Malaysia;
(g)
if the ship, other than a bareboat chartered-out ship, subsequently becomes registered in a place outside Malaysia; or
(h)
if a representative person ceases to be appointed in relation to the ship.
Deletion from
Register.