ADVOKS GLOBAL · KENYA
Merchant Shipping Act
82. Registration of transfer
Edition: 2023-12-11 · In force
82. Registration of transfer
(1)Every bill of sale for the transfer within the Kenyan registry of a registered ship or of a share therein, when duly executed, shall be produced to the Registrar of Ships, with the declaration of transfer, and upon being satisfied that the ship remains entitled to be registered in Kenya, the Registrar of Ships shall thereupon enter in the register the name of the transferee as owner of the ship or share, and shall endorse on the bill of sale the fact of that entry having been made, with the date and time thereof.(2)Bills of sale of a ship or of shares therein shall be entered in the register in the order of their production to the Registrar of Ships.(3)Upon the transfer being registered in the manner provided in subsection (1), the Registrar of Ships shall issue a new certificate of registry.