(1) On the completion of the registration of a ship the Registrar of Ships shall grant a certificate of ship's registry in such form as may be prescribed.
(2) The certificate of registry shall include—
(a) the name of the owner of the ship, his or her occupation and address, and if there is more than one owner, the proportions in which they are interested in the ship;
(b) the name of the master;
(c) the date and place where the ship was built; and
(d) the details of the tonnage of the ship.
(3) A certificate of registry granted by the Registrar of Ships under subsection (1) in the case of a ship registered under section 12A(1)(b) must be granted for a fixed period of time expiring on the date upon which the demise charter comes to an end by effluxion of time or otherwise. (Inserted by Act 14 of 2016)