Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 · s 23

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s 23Transfer of ship or sale by order of court

Where any court, whether under the preceding sections of this Order or otherwise, orders the sale of a ship or any share therein, the order of the court shall contain a declaration vesting in some person named by the court the right to transfer the ship or share, and that person shall thereupon be entitled to transfer the ship or share in the same manner and to the same extent as if he were the registered owner thereof; and the Registrar shall accept the requisition of the person so named in respect of any such transfer to the same extent as if such person were the registered owner.

Power of High Court to prohibit transfer.