(1) Every ship registered in the register book for ships shall have a name; and 2 or more ships shall not bear the same name.
(2) A Saint Lucian ship shall not be described by any name other than that by which it is registered.
(3) The Registrar of Ships may refuse the registration of any ship by the name by which it is proposed to register that ship if the name is already the name of a registered Saint Lucian ship or a name so similar as is calculated or likely to deceive, or offend the public interest.