Shipping Registration (Amendment) Act No. 17 of 2017.

This Act amends Section 2 of the Principal Act by amending the definition of "ship" to "vessel" and adding the definitions of bareboat charter, foreign vessel, Harbour Master, Register, and Registrar of Foreign Vessels. Within the new amendments, the Principal Act shall apply to foreign vessels and unless the context otherwise requires, a reference in this Act to a vessel, includes a reference to a foreign vessel. This Act adds new Sections to the Principal Act regarding application of Act to foreign vessels, Registrar of foreign vessels, port registry, restriction on registration of vessel, registration of bareboat charter, the implementation of the International Maritime Conventions, jurisdiction over vessel lying off coast, jurisdiction in case of offence on board vessel, and compliance with the requirements of the International Maritime Conventions, the International Labour Organization Conventions and other relevant international instruments. Moreover, this Act amends Section 66 of the Principal Act by expanding the matters to be dealt through regulations.