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

Country/Territory
Jamaica
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Jamaica Official Gazette, pp. 1-17.
Long title
An Act to Amend the Shipping Act, 1998.
Subject
Sea
Keyword
Navigation Registration Data collection/reporting Institution
Geographical area
Americas, Caribbean, Latin America and the Caribbean, Small Island Developing States
Entry into force notes
The Act shall come into force on a day to be appointed by the Minister.
Abstract

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.

Full text
English

References - Legislation

Amends

Shipping Act, 1998.

Legislation | Jamaica | 1998 (2003)

Keyword: Navigation, Fishing vessel, Registration, Data collection/reporting, Institution

Source: FAO, FAOLEX