Merchant Shipping Act

18. Qualifications for owning Kenyan ship

Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force

18. Qualifications for owning Kenyan ship

(1)Subject to section 50, a ship shall not be registered in Kenya under this Act unless the ship is owned wholly by persons qualified to own a Kenyan ship, namely—

(a)the Government;

(b)nationals of Kenya;

(c)corporation registered in Kenya;

(d)individuals or corporations owning ships hired out on bareboat charter to nationals of Kenya;

(e)individuals or corporations in bona fide joint venture shipping enterprise relationships with nationals of Kenya as may be prescribed;

(f)such other persons as the Cabinet Secretary may by order determine.

(2)The Cabinet Secretary shall make regulations prescribing the manner and conditions under which any other persons or classes of persons may own Kenyan ships.

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Source: Kenya Law