Section 96
Section 96
(1)
Any qualified owner of a ship desirous of having such ship licensed in Brunei for the conveyance of passen-gers or cargo, for towing, or for fishing or for any other trade or business shall apply to the Director, who shall cause the ship to be examined and, if he is satisfied that it is eligible to be licensed under this Part and that it is sea-worthy and proper for the intended use, may cause the ship to be licensed for any of the aforesaid purposes, and grant a licence accordingly subject to such conditions as to -
(a)
the specific purpose or purposes for which the ship may be used;
(b)
the qualification of the master and crew and the number of crew to be employed;
(c)
in the case of a ship for the conveyance of passengers, the number of passengers in addition to the crew, which may be carried;
(d)
in the case of a cargo ship, the cargo car-rying capacity of the ship and the number of pas-sengers, in addition to the crew, which may be carried-
(i)
when the ship is carrying cargo; and
(ii)
when no cargo is on board;
(e)
the limits within which the ship may ply;
(f)
particulars of safety equipment to be car-ried; and
(g)
any other matter which may be prescribed by regulations under section 102,
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(2)
For the purpose of subsection (1), a person shall be deemed to be a qualified owner if he is the owner of the ship in respect of which he is applying for a licence and regulations made under section 102 (j) permit him to be the owner of a licensed ship.
(3)
The Director shall assign a permanent number to every Brunei licensed ship and shall keep a register of li-cences.
( 4) The Director may by endorsement on the licence of a cargo ship license the ship to carry such number of passengers as he may think fit and in that case it shall not be necessary for such cargo ship to be separately licensed as a ship for the conveyance of passengers.
(5)
Subject to the provisions of subsection (4), sepa-rate registers shall be kept for licences for each of the pur-poses mentioned in subsection (1).
( 6) Unless regulations under section 102 otherwise provide, the following particulars shall be entered on the register of licences -
(a)
the number of the licence, the date of the licence and the date of its expiry;
(b)
the name and address of the owner and mas-ter, grade and number of the master's certificate, if any, and if an engine driver is carried, his name and the number and grade of his certificate, if any;
(c)
the length, breadth, depth, girth and ton-nage of the ship, if known, or the estimated ton-nage of the ship, if not known;
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(d)
the method of propulsion, including details of engine, if any;
(e)
the permanent number assigned to the ship;
(f)
the name of the ship; and
(g)
the conditions specified in subsection {1) (a)
to (g) subject to which the licence was granted.
(7)
The grant of a licence under this section in re-spect of any ship for the purpose of fishing shall not autho-rise any person to use such ship for fishing or for carrying fish or fishing materials or appliances or contravention of the Fisheries Act, or any regulations made thereunder.