Ship Registration Act 1992

  • Language: English
  • Year: 1992

Vessel Registration & License Management

What qualifications does the law/regulation give for a vessel to qualify as a local vessel?

  • Article 3

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    (1) For the purposes of registration in Part A or Part B of the Register, a ship is deemed to be New Zealand-owned if— (a) it is owned by a New Zealand national or New Zealand nationals, and no other person; or (b) it is owned by 3 or more persons as joint owners (otherwise than as described in paragraph (c)), and the majority of those persons are New Zealand nationals; or (c) it is owned by 2 or more persons as owners in common, and more than half of the shares in the ship are owned by 1 or more New Zealand nationals.