Cap. 234 ст. 84EName of ship bareboat chartered registered in Malta.

(1) Subject to the provisions of sub-article (2) a ship shall be registered under this Part of this Act by the name under which it is registered in the underlying registry, provided that such name is not already the name of a registered Maltese ship or a name so similar as to be calculated to deceive.

(2) The name of a ship to be registered or of a ship already registered under this Part of this Act, may be changed prior or subsequent to registration under this Part of this Act as the case may be, provided the appropriate authorities of the underlying registry, the owners, and the registered mortgagees, if any, have consented thereto and provided also that such change is made in accordance with the provisions of article 56.