Regulations of 30 July 1992 No. 592 on the Registration of Ships in The
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Regulations of 30 July 1992 No. 592 on the registration of ships in the Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) Legal basis: Laid down by the Resolution in Council of 30 July 1992 under the Act of 12 June 1987 No. 48 relating to a Norwegian International Ship Register (NIS) sections 2, 3, 5, 9 and 12, and the Maritime Act of 20 July 1893 No. 1 sections 13, 14, 15 and 38. Prepared by the Royal Ministry of Foreign Affairs (now the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries). Added legal basis: The Norwegian Maritime Code of 24 June 1994 No. 39 sections 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 38, Formal Delegation of 15 May 1992 No. 324, Formal Delegation of 15 February 2008 No. 157. Amendments: Amended by Regulations of 16 December 1994 No. 1118, 13 September 1996 No. 909, 18 December 1998 No. 1209, 17 December 1999 No. 1353, 3 December 2004 No. 1543, 23 November 2007 No 1293, 16 January 2008 No. 53, 15 February 2008 No. 155, 27 June 2008 No. 781, 11 July 2008 No. 805, 14 December 2009 No. 1647, 28 April 2010 No. 632, 22 December 2010 No. 1845, 5 January 2012 No. 18, 12 January 2012 No. 74, 11 January 2013 No. 29, 19 December 2013 No. 1615, 1 January 2014 No. 238, 19 December 2014 No. 1854, 15 December 2015 No. 1672, 13 January 2016 No. 33, 17 June 2016 No. 749, 20 December 2016 No. 1730, 18 December 2017 No. 2198, 20 December 2018 No. 2187, 20 December 2018 No. 2201, 20 December 2019 No. 2092 (in force on 1 January 2020), 26 June 2020 No. 1403 (in force on 1 July 2020), 27 July 2020 No. 1597 (in force on 1 August 2020), 23 December 2020 No. 3160 (in force on 1 January 2021). Chapter 1 General provisions Section 1 Application These Regulations apply to ships registered in the Norwegian International Ship Register. Section 2 Relationship to the Norwegian Maritime Code and to the Regulations relating to the registration of ships in the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register The provisions of the Norwegian Maritime Code, including the rules governing the registration of ships, apply to ships in the Norwegian International Ship Register unless there are provisions to the contrary. The following provisions do not apply to ships registered in the Norwegian International Ship Register: – The Act of 24 June 1994 No. 39, the Norwegian Maritime Code, section 8 third paragraph, section 11 first paragraph first and second sentence, and sixth paragraph, section 12 and section 28 first paragraph first sentence in respect of the third cancellation alternative that a ship is no longer to be regarded as Norwegian, section 31, section 32 and section 33. – The Regulations of 30 July 1992 No. 593 on the registration of ships in the Norwegian Ordinary Ship Register (NOR). – The Norwegian Maritime Code sections 2 and 3 will not apply to ships registered pursuant to the Act relating to a Norwegian International Ship Register section 1 first paragraph item 2 and 3. – A voluntarily created mortgage in a ship in the Norwegian International Ship Register does not have legal effect unless the mortgage is registered in accordance with the rules in Chapter 2 of the Norwegian Maritime Code and in these Regulations, cf. section 41 of the Norwegian Maritime Code. Amended by Regulation of 13 September 1996 No. 909. Section 3 Drilling platforms, hovercraft, etc. For the purposes of these Regulations, drilling platforms and other mobile offshore units are regarded as ships. The registration of hovercraft in the Norwegian International Ship Register shall be carried out according to the rules in the Norwegian Maritime Code and these Regulations. Amended by Regulation 13 September 1996 No. 909. Section 4 Registration authority The Norwegian International Ship Register shall be kept by the official appointed by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries as Registrar of the Ship Registers, a separate administrative agency under the Ministry with offices in Bergen. Amended by Regulations of 20 December 1996 No. 1157, 1 January 2014 No. 238, 19 December 2014 No. 1854. Section 5 Contents of the Register The Ship Register is a register for ships and interests in ships, cf. sections 13 and 20 of the Norwegian Maritime Code. The register can be established electronically. The conditions under which a ship has been registered according to section 1 of the Act relating to a Norwegian International Ship Register are also registered. In addition to the information mentioned in section 13 of the Norwegian Maritime Code, the Register shall contain the following information, cf. the Act relating to a Norwegian International Ship Register: – for ships registered according to section 1 first paragraph item 2a: the name and address of the owner’s head office; – for ships registered according to section 1 first paragraph item 2b: the name and address of the managing owner; – for ships registered according to section 1 first paragraph item 3: a) the owner’s name, stating also the firm, the form of company and its place of registration; b) the address of the owner’s head office; c) if the owner is a general partnership: the names, addresses and dates of birth of all partners with liability; and if a partner is a limited partnership or limited company or other company with limited liability, also the information required from such companies according to items d) and e) below; d) if the owner is a limited partnership or limited company or other company with limited liability: the partnership capital and how much of it is paid up; and if the partnership capital has not been fully subscribed, only the amount subscribed may be given as the company’s capital; e) if the owner is a company: the names, addresses and dates of birth of the members of the Board and the Managing Director, and the names of those entitled to sign for the company; f) the name and address of the representative; – for ships registered according to section 1 first paragraph items 2 and 3; the Register shall in addition contain the name and address of the shipowning company responsible for the ship’s management; – for ships where collective bargaining agreements are entered into with foreign trade unions, the Register shall contain the name and address of the foreign party to the agreement. For all ships, the Register shall contain the shipbuilder’s name and address and, where possible, the yard number. In all other respects, the Register shall at all times be kept in accordance with the Norwegian Maritime Authority’s current requirements. Amended by Regulations of 13 September 1996 No. 909, 20 December 2018 No. 2201 (in force on 1 January 2019). Section 6 Journal of documents A journal shall be kept of all documents, including notifications, received by the Ship Register for registration. The journal of documents shall be kept using electronic data processing. Amended by Regulations of 13 January 2016 No. 33 (in force on 1 February 2016). Section 7 Payment of fees For registration or annotation in the Ship Register, and for an abstract confirming a mortgage in respect of the Ship Register, fees shall be paid. Fees may also be required for additional information to be recorded. Fees are payable in accordance with the current rates set by the Norwegian Maritime Authority. The claim will be sent to the party requesting the registration. The claim falls due for payment within 14 days of the date of dispatch of the claim. For bank payments, a pre-printed form with customer identification (KID) issued by the Ship Registers, or whoever is authorised by the Ship Registers, shall be used. If electronic payment is used, the customer identification (KID) shall be stated together with the payment order to the payer’s bank. Payment service providers shall reject electronic payment orders for fees for which a valid customer identification (KID) has not been stated. Fees shall be paid according to the following rates: Initial registration and bareboat registration NOK 3,715 Registration of change in ownership NOK 2,237 Change in other legal entity NOK 1,118 Change of ship’s name NOK 2,975 Change of port of registry NOK 748 Registration of mortgages NOK 2,613 Registration of fleet mortgage NOK 2,613 per ship Assignment/endorsement of mortgage NOK 2,237 Deletion of vessel/bareboat registration NOK 2,237 Mortgage certificate / transcript of register NOK 670 Certificate of ownership and encumbrances NOK 670 Certificate of deletion NOK 670 Journal confirmation NOK 670 Certified copy of a document NOK 259 List of registered ships NOK 670 Amended by Regulations of 16 December 1994 No. 1118, 18 December 1998 No. 1209 (in force on 1 January 1999), 17 December 1999 No. 1353 (in force on 1 January 2000), 15 February 2008 No. 155 (in force on 1 July 2008), 11 July 2008 No. 805, 14 December 2009 No. 1647 (in force on 1 January 2010), 28 April 2010 No. 532 (in force on 1 July 2010), 22 December 2010 No. 1845 (in force on 1 January 2011), 5 January 2012 No. 18, 11 January 2013 No. 29, 19 December 2013 No. 1615 (in force on 1 January 2014), 19 December 2014 No. 1854 (in force on 1 January 2015)), 15 December 2015 No. 1672 (in force on 1 January 2016), 20 December 2016 No. 1730 (in force on 1 January 2017), 18 December 2017 No. 2198 (in force on 1 January 2018), 20 December 2018 No. 2187 (in force on 1 January 2019), 20 December 2019 No. 2092 (in force 1 January 2020), 26 June 2020 No.