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Chapter: | 415
 | Title: | MERCHANT SHIPPING (REGISTRATION) ORDINANCE | Gazette Number: | |
| Section: | 30 | Heading: | Certificate of provisional registration | Version Date: | 30/06/1997 |
(1) Upon the provisional registration of a ship under section 28, the Registrar shall grant a certificate of provisional registry, in the specified form, containing-
- (a) the particulars relating to the ship entered in the register pursuant to that section; and
(b) the date of expiry of the period of provisional registration referred to in section 29(1).
- (a) the grant of a certificate of registry in respect of the ship under section 24; or
(b) the expiry of the period of provisional registration referred to in section 29(1),
(3) Where the period of provisional registration referred to in section 29(1) is extended under section 29(2), the Registrar shall grant a further certificate of provisional registry in respect of the extended period.
(4) Upon the grant of a certificate of registry or further certificate of provisional registry in respect of a ship, the owner, demise charterer or master of the ship shall deliver the ship's certificate of provisional registry or previous certificate of provisional registry, as the case may be, or cause such certificate to be delivered, to the Registrar-
- (a) forthwith, if the ship is in Hong Kong; or
(b) if the ship is not in Hong Kong, as soon as practicable and in any case within a period of 30 days after the grant of the certificate of registry or further certificate of provisional registry, as the case may be.
(6) Nothing in subsection (4) shall derogate from or affect the application of section 66 to a certificate of provisional registry.
(Enacted 1990)