Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2000 (No. 15 of 2000).

The definition of Director is amended and the definition of foreign maritime entity added in section 2. The new section 20A makes provision for the appointment of a managing owner or agent of for a ship registered in Jamaica by the owner of that ship. Section 24A provides that separate registers shall be kept in the prescribed form for: ships; ships under construction; ships with a provision certificate; bareboat chartered ships; pleasure crafts; and such other categories of vessels as the Registrar-General may direct. Section 24 B defines requirements for entries in the registers. Other provisions deal with property and related rights in respect of ships, taxation, benefits, and Regulations made under the principal Act.