What are the requirements to get a Provisional Certificate of Registration for becoming Indian Ship abroad
In Halliburton Offshore Services INC Vs. Principal Officer of Mercantile Marine Department, the Supreme Court has held that :-
For grant of PCOR to a ship becoming Indian ship abroad, all the requisite conditions for obtaining final registration must be satisfied viz.:
(i) satisfaction of ownership of ship in terms of Section 21 of the M.S. Act;
(ii) the ship must be fully built and sea-going so that it can reach the Indian port for obtaining certificate of final registry and
(iii) satisfaction of other requirements contained in Sections 23 to 32 of the M.S. Act.
As per sub-section (2) of Section 40 of the M.S. Act, the Provisional certificate of registry will cease to have effect after six months of the date of issuance or until the arrival of the ship at a port where there is a registrar whichever first happens. The Provisional certificate of registry cannot be renewed nor its validity can be extended beyond six months.
For grant of PCOR to a ship becoming Indian ship abroad, all the requisite conditions for obtaining final registration must be satisfied viz.:
(i) satisfaction of ownership of ship in terms of Section 21 of the M.S. Act;
(ii) the ship must be fully built and sea-going so that it can reach the Indian port for obtaining certificate of final registry and
(iii) satisfaction of other requirements contained in Sections 23 to 32 of the M.S. Act.
As per sub-section (2) of Section 40 of the M.S. Act, the Provisional certificate of registry will cease to have effect after six months of the date of issuance or until the arrival of the ship at a port where there is a registrar whichever first happens. The Provisional certificate of registry cannot be renewed nor its validity can be extended beyond six months.
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