Clause 16

On completion of the registry of a ship, the Registrar shall grant a certificate of registry which shall state the particulars entered in the register.

Where a ship has been provisionally registered under section 12 without the tonnage certificate, the fees paid under section 14 shall be adjusted according to the tonnage established in the tonnage certificate.

The provisional certificate of registry, if any, shall be delivered up to the Registrar for cancellation.

Where a ship has been provisionally registered under section 12 and its registry is not completed within the period specified in that section, the registry of the ship shall be deemed to be closed (except in relation to any unsatisfied mortgages entered therein) and the Registrar shall make an entry thereof in the register.