ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
61. Tonnage of ships of foreign countries adopting tonnage regulations
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
61. Tonnage of ships of foreign countries adopting tonnage regulations
(1)Where it appears to him that the Tonnage Convention has been adopted by a foreign Country and is in force in that country, the Director-General may apply the provisions of that convention to the ships of such country as provided in this section.(2)The Director-General may order that ships of the foreign country shall, without being re-measured in Kenya, be treated as being of the tonnage denoted by their certificates of registry or other national papers, to the same extent, and for the same purposes as the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry of a Kenyan ship is treated as being the tonnage of that ship.(3)An order by the Director-General under subsection (2) may—(a)operate for a limited time; and(b)be subject to such conditions and qualifications, if any, as the Director-General may consider expedient.(4)Where it appears to the Director-General that the tonnage of any foreign ship, as measured by the rules of the country to which the ship belongs, materially differs from what it would be under the tonnage regulations, he may order further that any of the ships of that country may, for all or any of the purposes of this law, be re-measured in accordance with the tonnage regulations.Miscellaneous