Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
Regulation 10
Name of pleasure craft
A pleasure craft must not be registered or registered anew as a Singapore pleasure craft, nor have its registry renewed as a Singapore pleasure craft under these Regulations if the name of the pleasure craft provided at the time of the application for initial registry, registry anew or renewal of the registry —
is the name of a Singapore ship;
is a name which, in the Registrar’s opinion, is so similar to that of a Singapore ship as to be calculated to deceive or likely to confuse;
is a name which may be confused with a distress signal; (d)is a name which is prefixed by any letters or a name which might be taken to indicate a type of ship;
is a name which is prefixed with any other word, prefix or suffix which might cause confusion as to the name of the pleasure craft;
is a name which might cause offence or embarrassment; or
is a name which appears to be undesirable for any other reason.