Registration of fishing vessels

Registration of fishing vessels:

1. (1) The owner of every fishing vessel not registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (Central Act 44 of 1958) shall register such vessel under this Act in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that nothing contained in this section shall apply to any fishing vessel which is being registered or has been registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.
2. (2) Every application for registration of a fishing vessel shall be made by the owner thereof to the authorised officer within such time and in such form and shall be accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed.
3. (3) The authorised officer shall after making such enquiry as he deems fit, register the fishing vessel and issue to the owner thereof a certificate of registration in the prescribed form.
4. (4) Every fishing vessel registered under this section shall display in the prescribed manner such identification marks, including letters and numbers, as may be assigned to it by the authorised officer.