Merchant Shipping Act
56. Restriction on re-registration of abandoned ships
56. Restriction on re-registration of abandoned ships
Where a ship has ceased to be registered as a ship by reason of having been wrecked or abandoned or for any reason other than capture by the enemyor transfer to a person not qualified to own a Kenyan ship, the ship shall not be re-registered until such ship has, at the expense of the applicant for registration, been surveyed by a surveyor and certified by him to be seaworthy.Licensing
Source: Kenya Law