Cap. 234 Art. 7Payment of fees.

(1) The fee due on first registration and the annual fee shall be paid upon registration of the ship and no certificate of registry as described in article 19 shall be issued in respect of a ship unless the fees have been paid in respect of the ship:

Provided that if the registrar is requested to give a service  6; in respect of a ship prior to such ship being registered under this

Act, the registrar may grant such service on payment of an amount equivalent to ten per cent of the first registration fee payable in terms of article 6 of the Act:

Provided further that if the ship is registered within one year from such service being given, such an amount paid shall be deducted from the fee due on first registration.

(2) Thereafter the annual fee shall be payable by the anniversary of the first registration.

(3) Notwithstanding that the ship remains on the register under this Act, no registry fees shall be payable unless and until a certificate of registry or a deletion certificate, as the case may be, is issued under this Act:

Provided that in no case may a certificate of registry be issued as of a date later than the date of expiry of the last valid certificate of registry, and should a certificate of registry or a deletion certificate be delivered at a later date, the fees due shall still accrue from the date of expiry of the last valid certificate of registry: Provided further that should a deletion certificate be issued on closure of registry in terms of article 28A, no registry fees shall be payable on the issue of such a deletion certificate.

(4) The fees specified in sub-article (1) are paid on the basis of the tonnage declared by the owner of the ship on the application for registry and such fees shall be adjusted in accordance with the tonnage specified in the surveyor’s certificate issued in accordance with article 14 upon receipt of such certificate by the registrar.

(5) Fees on first registration and annual fees shall not be subject to abatement or refund save as provided for in this Act, or in accordance with regulations which may be made by the Minister.