S.L. 234.45 Art. 3Certification as to compliance.

(1) No Maltese ship may operate in any place as a commercial yacht, or as a commercial cruising vessel, or in a similar type of operation for the carriage of persons, and no foreign ship may operate in, to or from Malta as a commercial yacht, or as a commercial cruising vessel, or in a similar type of operation for the carriage of persons, unless such ship is properly certified as being in compliance, as the case may be, with the Safety and Load Line Conventions, or with the regulations applicable in the place where the ship is operating, or with the Code of Practice provided for in regulation 4.

(2) The Registrar-General or the registrar may refuse to describe a ship which is being registered, or which is registered under the Act, as a commercial yacht or as a commercial cruising vessel if he has reason to believe that such ship cannot or will not be certified as provided for in subregulation (1).