Section 20 — Merchant Shipping Order, 2002

(1)

A Brunei Darussalam ship or any share therein shall not be transferred to a person not qualified to own a Brunei Darussalam ship if there is -

(a)

any unsatisfied mortgage entered in the register;

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{b) any subsisting entry made under section 24 prohibiting any dealing with the ship;

{c) any unpaid fees within the meaning of subsection (4) of section 210

with respect to the ship; and

(d)

any outstanding claims of the master or seamen of the ship in respect of wages which have been notified to the Director.

(2)

Where a Brunei Darussalam ship or any share therein is transferred to a person not qualined to own a Brunei Darussalam ship and the bill of sale is registered under section 18, the registry of the ship shall be deemed to be closed and the Registrar shall make an entry thereof in the register.

(3)

This section, except subsection (2), shall not apply to a Brunei

Darussalam ship or any share therein sold pursuant to an order of the High Court.