Shipping (Local
Small Ships Registration) (Jersey) Regulations 2004
1 Interpretation
In these Regulations –
“Law” means the Shipping (Jersey)
Law 2002;
“local small ship” means a small ship, other than a
fishing vessel, that –
(a) is
not otherwise registered under Part 3 of the Law or under the law of a
country outside Jersey; and
(b) is
wholly owned by an individual or individuals ordinarily resident in Jersey;
“local small ships register” means that part of the register
mentioned in Regulation 3(1)(a) of the Shipping (Registration)
(Jersey) Regulations 2004.
2 Registration
of local small ships
(1) The owner of a local
small ship may apply to the Registrar to have the ship registered on the local
small ships register.
(2) The application
must –
(a) be
made on a form provided for the purpose by the Registrar; and
(b) be
accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(3) If the Registrar is
satisfied that the ship may properly be registered and that its name is not
inappropriate the Registrar shall register the ship.
(4) The Registrar shall do
so by entering on the local small ships register –
(a) the
number of the registration of the ship;
(b) its
date of registration;
(c) the
date of expiration of its registration;
(d) a
description of the ship;
(e) the
overall length of the ship;
(f) the
name of the ship;
(g) the
name of the owner of the ship; and
(h) the
address of the owner of the ship.
(5) On the registration of
a local small ship the Registrar shall provide its owner with a certificate of
registry that –
(a) certifies
that the ship is registered as a Jersey ship in accordance with the Law; and
(b) contains
the information entered in the local small ships register in respect of the
ship in accordance with paragraph (4)(a) to (g).
(6) Unless sooner
determined the registration of a local small ship is valid for 5 years
from the date of its registration but may be extended or further extended for
periods of 5 years.
(7) An application to
extend the period of registration of a local small ship may be made by the owner
of the ship at anytime before its expiry.
(8) The application
must –
(a) be
made on a form provided for the purpose by the Registrar; and
(b) be
accompanied by the prescribed fee.
(9) If the Registrar is
satisfied that the registration period of the ship may properly be extended the
Registrar shall do so –
(a) by
amending the local small ships register accordingly; and
(b) by
sending a new certificate of registry to the owner of the ship.
3 Marking
(1) The owner of a ship
registered in accordance with these Regulations must –
(a) within
one month of the start of its period of registration clearly paint or affix on
an external part of the ship the number of its registration preceded by SSR;
and
(b) thereafter
maintain the number so that it may be clearly seen.
(2) The Registrar may
cancel the registration of the ship if its owner fails to comply with paragraph (1).
4 Termination
of registration
(1) The registration of a
ship registered in accordance with these Regulations terminates if –
(a) the
ship ceases to be a local small ship;
(b) its
ownership changes;
(c) its
owner so requests; or
(d) the
Registrar cancels its registration in accordance with Regulation 3(2).
(2) On the termination of
the registration of a ship by virtue of paragraph (1) the person named in
its certificate of registry as its owner must return the certificate to the
registrar.
(3) A person who fails to
comply with the requirement in paragraph (2) within one month of the
termination of the registration is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine
not exceeding level 2 on the standard scale.
(4) It is a defence for a
person charged with an offence under paragraph (3) to show that the
certificate of registry has been lost, stolen or destroyed.
(5) The Registrar shall
cancel an entry in the local small ships register in respect of a ship
if –
(a) the
registration of the ship is terminated in accordance with paragraph (1);
or
(b) the
period of registration of the ship expires and is not renewed.
5 Powers
of Registrar
(1) The Registrar may on payment
of the prescribed fee issue a duplicate certificate of registry in place of one
the Registrar is satisfied has been lost, stolen or destroyed.
(2) The Registrar may amend
an entry in the local small ships register –
(a) if
satisfied that the entry is incorrect; or
(b) to
correct a clerical error,
and may issue a new certificate of registry after doing so.
6 Schedule 1
of Law not to apply to local small ships
The private law provisions set out in Schedule 1 to the Law
shall not apply to local small ships registered in accordance with these Regulations.
7 Citation
These Regulations may be cited as the Shipping (Local Small Ships
Registration) (Jersey) Regulations 2004.