Singapore legislation
Clause 44
Clause 44
Rules as to name of ship
(1)
A ship shall not be registered under any name except a name which is approved by the Registrar and a Singapore ship shall not be described by any name other than that by which it is for the time being registered.
(2)
The Minister may make regulations for the approval of a ship’s name and the changes thereto.
(3)
Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), the Minister may in the regulations —
require an existing ship to be registered under its existing name unless a change thereof has been approved in accordance with the regulations; and
require an existing ship to change its name if it is the same as or similar to the name of a Singapore ship.
(4)
For the purposes of this section, “registered” includes registered anew.