Shipping Registration Act (No. 7 of 1968). Country/Territory Nauru Document type Legislation Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to make provision for a census of the population of Nauru to be taken from time to time. Subject Sea Keyword Basic legislation Certification Navigation Procedural matters Registration Survey/mapping Geographical area Asia and the Pacific, Micronesia, Oceania, Small Island Developing States, South Pacific Entry into force notes This compilation comprises Act No. 7 of 1968 as amended and in force from 15 April 2011. Abstract This Act lays down rules for the registration of every ship wholly owned by a Nauruan citizen; a company registered in Nauru; or a statutory corporation incorporated by a law in force in Nauru; or any combination thereof. This Act shall not apply to ships not exceeding thirty ton burden and employed solely in the navigation of the coast of Nauru. The Minister shall appoint a Registrar of Nauruan ships to keep register book. Furthermore, this Act sets forth preliminary procedures for the registration of ships such as the survey and measurement of ship before registry, marking of ship, application for registry, and declaration of ownership on registry. On completion of the registry of a ship, the Registrar shall grant a certificate of registry comprising the particulars in accordance with the register book. Moreover, any amendment in the name or owner or the particulars of the ship shall be registered in the register book. For the purpose of the registry of an alteration in a ship, the ship’s certificate of registry shall be submitted to the Registrar, and the Registrar shall, in his discretion, either retain the certificate of registry and grant a new certificate of registry containing a description of the ship as altered, or endorse and sign on the existing certificate a memorandum of the alteration. The Cabinet may make regulations prescribing all matters necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act. Full text English Website ronlaw.gov.nr References - Legislation Amended by Shipping Registration (Amendment) Act No. 17 of 2017. Legislation | Nauru | 2017 Keyword: Enforcement/compliance, Harbour, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX