Merchant Shipping Act 2007 (No. 26 of 2007).

This Act makes provision with respect to matters of merchant shipping in Mauritius including registration of ships, proprietary and other rights in ships, safety of navigation, carriage of grain and dangerous goods, liability for maritime claims, enforcement and legal proceedings.
The Minister may, by Regulations, provide that an object designed or adapted for use at sea is or is not to be treated as a ship for the purposes of this Act.
The Director of Shipping shall be the main administrative body for purposes of this Act but ships shall be registered with the Registrar of Ships established under this Act. The Registrar may refuse to register a ship if satisfied that the condition of the ship may bring about a risk of pollution. Selected provisions of the Act shall apply to fishing vessels and some provisions of the Act concern the protection of the environment. The Director may take measures in accordance with generally recognized principles of international law to protect the environment from pollution following a maritime casualty, or acts relating to such casualty which may reasonably be expected to result in harmful consequences. Provisions concerning limitation of liability shall not apply to claims for oil pollution damage and nuclear damage. The Minister may make Regulations for, among other things, the registration, survey, marking, tonnage, ownership and deregistration of ships.