Merchant Shipping Terminable Certificate Registry Regulations 1961

These regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Terminable Certificates of Registry) Regulations, 1961, and shall come into force on the first day of April, 1961.

Interpretation.

“Principal Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894;

“Registrar” means the Registrar of British Ships in North Borneo;

“Terminable Certificate of Registry” means a Terminable Certificate of Registry granted under regulation 3.

On an application for registry in North Borneo of any British ship not exceeding sixty tons register, the Registrar, upon the completion of the registry of such ship in accordance with the provisions of these regulations may in lieu of granting a certificate of registry as required by section 14 of the Principal Act, grant a Terminable Certificate of Registry in the form in the Schedule hereto which certificate shall be terminable at the end of twelve months from the granting thereof.

Procedure for registration.

The procedure for registration shall be in accordance with the provisions of sections 4 to 13 inclusive of the

Principal Act, provided that the powers vested therein in the Board of Trade shall be exercised by the Registrar.

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Change of name of ship.

If the master or owner of a ship to which these regulations apply uses or attempts to use for the navigation of that ship a Terminable Certificate of Registry not legally granted in respect of the ship, he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of one thousand dollars.

Change of master.

Terminable Certificate of Registry by the appropriate authority prescribed by section 19 of the Principal Act for endorsement of a certificate of registry.

Whenever a change occurs in the registered ownership of a ship to which these regulations apply, the provisions of section 20 of the Principal Act shall apply in relation thereto.

Notification of alterations to ship’s particulars.

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Terminable Certificate of Registry of the ship for endorsement by the Registrar; and the Registrar shall cause the alterations to be registered and the Terminable Certificate of Registry to be endorsed with a signed memorandum of the alterations.

The Registrar may, by endorsement on a Terminable Certificate of Registry, renew the same for any period not exceeding twelve months; but whether the Terminable Certificate of Registry is intended to be renewed or not it shall be delivered into the custody of the Registrar before the expiration of the period for which it has been granted, or, in the event of the ship being at sea, within three days of her return to North Borneo or within one month of its expiration, whichever is the earlier.

Fees.

There shall be payable in respect of the registration of a ship under these regulations and the matters connected therewith and incidental thereto, including the transfer and mortgage of such ships, such fees as may from time to time be prescribed under section 277 of the Merchant shipping Ordinance, 1960 [Ord. No. 11 of 1960.].

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THE MERCHANT SHIPPING

(TERMINABLE CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY) REGULATIONS, 1961

(Regulation 3)

Terminable Certificate of Registry

Granted at the Port of Labuan/Sandakan under section 90 of the Merchant Shipping Act, for vessel not exceeding 60 tons burden in force for a period of 12 months from the date of issue or renewal.

PARTICULARS OF SHIP

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Number

Name of ship

Number, Date of Registry

Name of Master and

No. of Certificate

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………………………………… In 19……………..

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Whether British or foreign built

Where a Sailing or Steam ship, and if a

Steam Ship how propelled

Where built

When built

Name and

Address of Builder

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No. of Decks ………………

Length from Fore part of stem under the Bowsprit to the Aft side of the Head of the Stern Post …………

Feet

Tenths

No. of Masts ………………

From Fore part of the Stern under the Bowsprit to the Aft side of the Head of the Stern ………………

Rigged ……………………

Stern ………………………

Main Breadth to outside of plank ……………

Build ……………………….

Depth in Hold from Tonnage Deck to Ceiling at

Mid-ships …………………………………

Head ………………………

Length of Engine Room (if any) ……………………

Framework ………………

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PARTICULARS OF ENGINES (IF ANY)

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No. of

Engines

Description

Whether

British or

Foreign made

When made

Name and

Address of makers

Diameter of

Cylinder

Length of

Stroke

No. of

Horsepower

(combines)

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PARTICULARS OF TONNAGE

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GROSS TONNAGE

No. of tons

DEDUCTIONS ALLOWED

No. of tons

Under Tonnage Deck ……………

On account of Space required for propelling power ……………..

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Closed-in Space above the

Tonnage Deck (if any)

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Gross Tonnage

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Deduction, as per Contra ………..

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Total ………………………

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REGISTERED TONNAGE

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I, the undersigned Registrar, of British Ships at the Port of Labuan/Sandakan hereby certify that the ship, the description of which is prefixed to this my Certificate, has been duly surveyed, and that the above Description is true; and that the Name, residence and Description of the Owner and Number of Sixty-fourth shares held by are as follows:-

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Name, Residence and Occupation of the Owner

Number of Sixty-fourth shares

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Issued at ………………. the ……… day of …………. One Thousand Nine Hundred and …………..……..

…………………………………… Registrar of British ships.

Published by Command

Dated at Jesselton, this 9th day of March, 1961.

A. M. GRIER,

Acting Chief Secretary.

3rd October 2008

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