Hong Kong Ordinances

MERCHANT SHIPPING (REGISTRATION) ORDINANCE - SECT 21

Evidence on first registration

(1) On the first registration of a ship which is to be registered by virtue of
section 11(1)(a), the following evidence shall be produced to the Registrar in
addition to each declaration under section 20(1)-

(a) in relation to the ship-

        (i)    a builder's certificate, bill of sale in favour of the owner or
               court order vesting title to the ship in the owner;

        (ii)   evidence, to the satisfaction of the Registrar, of deletion of
               the ship from the registry of the place outside Hong Kong where
               the ship was last registered (if any) or, if the ship was last
               registered concurrently in more than one such place, from the
               registry of each such place;

        (iii)  the certificate of survey; and

        (iv)   the certificate or declaration of marking of the ship;

   (b)  in relation to each qualified person applying to be registered as
        owner, a valid identity card, certificate of incorporation in Hong
        Kong or certificate of registration under Part XI of the
        Companies Ordinance ( Cap 32), as the case may be, issued in respect
        of that person; and

   (c)  such other documents or information as may be specified in
        instructions or as the Registrar may reasonably require.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1)(b), that provision shall, in so
far as it requires the production of a valid identity card issued in respect
of any person, be deemed to be complied with if there is produced to
the Registrar-

   (a)  a photostatic copy of the identity card; and

   (b)  a declaration by the person in respect of whom the identity  card was
        issued that it is a true copy of such identity card and that the
        identity card is valid.

(3) On the first registration of a ship which is to be registered by virtue of
section 11(1)(b), the following evidence shall be produced to the Registrar in
addition to the declaration under section 20(2)-

   (a)  in relation to the ship-

        (i)    a builder's certificate, bill of sale in favour of the owner or
               court order vesting title to the ship in the owner;

        (ii)   evidence, to the satisfaction of the Registrar, of deletion of
               the ship from the registry of the place outside Hong Kong where
               the ship was last registered (if any) or, if the ship was last
               registered concurrently in more than one such place, from the
               registry of each such place;

        (iii)  the certificate of survey; and

        (iv)   the certificate or declaration of marking of the ship;

   (b)  in relation to each owner which is a body corporate, evidence, to the
        satisfaction of the Registrar, of the incorporation or registration of
        the body corporate;

   (c)  in relation to a body corporate (being a qualified person) applying to
        be registered as a demise charterer, a certificate of incorporation in
        Hong Kong or certificate of registration under Part XI of the
        Companies Ordinance ( Cap 32), as the case may be, issued in respect
        of that body corporate; and

   (d)  such other documents or information as may be specified in
        instructions or as the Registrar may reasonably require.

(4) The Director may specify in instructions or may otherwise require such
documents or information as may enable the Registrar to be satisfied-

   (a)  as to the deletion of a ship from any registry for the purposes of
        subsection (1)(a)(ii) or (3)(a)(ii); or

   (b)  as to the incorporation or registration of an owner under subsection
        (3)(b). (Enacted 1990)