Vessel Ownership & Legal Responsibility

Sea Fisheries Act

Does the law/regulation require information about the beneficial owner of the vessel?

  • Article 9

    Translated text:

    After registration, the harbor master will provide the signatory of the application form with a registration certificate in duplicate, upon payment of an amount to be determined by the Minister of Public Works and Transport - in agreement with the Minister - in accordance with an amount determined by the Minister of Transport to be determined and published in the Advertising Gazette of the Republic of Suriname, which at least contains: the name and registration number of the fishing vessel; the identification letters and numbers affixed to the fishing vessel; the part in which the fishing vessel is registered; the contents, on which it was measured in accordance with applicable legal provisions, as well as the total length; the description of the fishing vessel according to the registration; the name and address of the owner or owners of the fishing vessel; the name and address of the shipowner of the fishing vessel; the engine power .