Shipping Registration Act 1981.

The Act is divided into seven Parts. Part I, Preliminary, is mainly devoted to the definition of the scope and the extent of the Act. Part II, Registration of Ships, is divided into four Divisions. Division 1 deals with the obligation to register, Division 2 is on registration certificates, Division 3 sets out the rules for identification of ships and division 4 gives the criteria governing nationality and national colours of vessels. Part III examines the question of transfers, transmissions and mortgages of ships. Parts IV and V deal with the administrative aspects of registration. Part IV is focused on the role of the registrar whereas Part V concentrates on the register of ships. Part VI contains miscellaneous provisions dealing in particular with the offences and their prosecution. The Act ends on Part VII: Transitional Provisions. (95 sections)
Chapter 2 of the Criminal Code applies to all offences created by this Act.