Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 · As enacted · Part II · Brunei Darussalam Registry
Section 18
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
A Brunei Darussalam ship or any share therein shall be transferred by a bill of sale.
Brunei Darussalam ship
"Brunei Darussalam ship" means a ship registered provisionally or otherwise, under Part II and its registry is not closed or deemed to be closed or suspended under that Part;
The bill of sale for the transfer of a ship or any share therein to a person qualified to own a Brunei Darussalam ship shall be in the prescribed form and shall contain such description of the ship as is contained in the register and shall be executed by the transferor in the presence of, and be attested by, a witness or witnesses.
ship
"ship" means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved and includes - (a} a barge, lighter or other floating vessel; and (b) an air cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water;
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Every bill of sale shall be produced to the Registrar and the Registrar shall thereupon enter in the register the name of the transferee and shall endorse on the bill of sale the fact of that entry having been made with the date and time f'
thereof.
Bills of sale shall be entered in the register in the order of their production to the Registrar.
The Registrar shall not make an entry under this section in respect of any ship if there is
any unsatisiied mortgage entered in its register, unless, where the ship or any share therein is transferred to a person qualiiied to own a Brunei
Darussalam ship, the mortgagee has given his consent in writing;
any subsisting entry made under section 24 prohibiting any dealing with the ship;
any unpaid fees within the meaning of subsection (4) of section 210
with respect to the ship; and
any outstanding claims of the master or seamen of the ship in respect of wages which have been notiiied to the Director.
Subsection (5) shall not apply in respect of a bill of sale executed pursuant to an order of the High Court for the sale of a Brunei Darussalam ship or any share therein.
Transfer to person qualified to own Brunei Darussalam ship.
Terms defined in s 2
Brunei Darussalam ship
Defined · s 2"Brunei Darussalam ship" means a ship registered provisionally or otherwise, under Part II and its registry is not closed or deemed to be closed or suspended under that Part;
Director
Defined · s 2"Director" means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine;
master
Defined · s 2"master" includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;
prescribed
Defined · s 2"prescribed" means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister with the approval of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan;
ship
Defined · s 2"ship" means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved and includes - (a} a barge, lighter or other floating vessel; and (b) an air cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water;
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