The Norwegian Maritime Code
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The Norwegian Maritime Code 24 June 1994 no. 39 with amendments including Act 7 June 2013 no. 30 MarIus nr. 435 Sjørettsfondet Nordisk institutt for sjørett Universitetet i Oslo © Sjørettsfondet, 2014 ISSN: 0332-7868 Sjørettsfondet University of Oslo Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law P.O. box 6706 St. Olavs plass 5 N-0130 Oslo Norway Phone: 22 85 96 00 Fax: 22 85 97 50 E-post: [email protected] Internet: www.jus.uio.no/nifs Editor: Professor dr. juris Trond Solvang - e-mail: [email protected] For subscription and single-copy sale, please see Den norske bokbyen - The Norwegian Booktown Internet: http://bokbyen.no/en/shop/ E-mail: [email protected] Print: 07 Xpress as Preface Throughout the translation, the Norwegian term “reder” has been used when the original utilises this term or the term “rederi.” There is no equivalent English term. The “reder” is the person (or company) that runs the vessel for his or her own account, typically the owner or the demise charterer. Time charterers and voyage charterers are not consid- ered “reders”. Contents PART I. SHips ............................................................................................................ 1 Chapter 1. General Provisions .................................................................................. 1 I. Nationality, etc. ............................................................................................. 1 Section 1 Conditions for nationality ...................................................1 Section 2 Estate of a deceased person, undivided estate and forced sale ..............................................................3 Section 3 Managing reder, etc. ............................................................4 Section 4 Special provisions affecting certain ships ...........................5 Section 5 Use of flags. Certificate of nationality ................................5 Section 6 Hovercrafts ...........................................................................6 II. Name, Home Port, etc. ............................................................................... 7 Section 7 Name .....................................................................................7 Section 8 Home port .............................................................................8 Section 9 Signal letters, marks ............................................................8 Section 10 Ships beyond repair ............................................................8 Chapter 2. Registration of Ships ...........................................................................................................................................9 I. The Ship Register, Registration Procedure, etc. ....................................... 9 Section 11 Registration authority. Scope of the register ....................9 Section 12 Entry in the Ship Register, etc. ........................................11 Section 13 Particulars of ships in the register, notices, etc. .............11 Section 14 Procedure, etc. ..................................................................13 Section 15 Requirements regarding documents, attestation of signatures, etc. ............................................................ 14 Section 16 Refusal of registration ......................................................15 Section 17 Certificate .........................................................................16 Section 18 Errors in registration .......................................................16 Section 19 Appeals, etc. ......................................................................17 II. Registration of Rights ............................................................................... 18 Section 20 Which establishments of legal rights can be registered ....................................................................18 Section 21 Registered title ..................................................................18 Section 22 Registered title as a condition for registration ...............19 Section 23 Priority..............................................................................20 Section 24 Exceptions to the rules of priority, etc. ...........................20 Section 25 Protection in bankruptcy ................................................21 Section 26 Extinguishment of action to void, etc. ...........................22 Section 27 Priority in the event of errors in registration, etc. .........22 III. Deletion, Time-barring of Legal Protection ........................................ 23 Section 28 Deletion of a ship .............................................................23 Section 29 Deletion of encumbrances ...............................................24 Section 30 Time-barring of legal protection ....................................25 IV. Ships under Construction .......................................................................26 Section 31 Registration ......................................................................26 Section 32 Deletion, etc. .....................................................................27 V. Miscellaneous Provisions .........................................................................28 Section 33 Constructions which are not regarded as ships .............28 Section 34 [Repealed] .........................................................................29 Section 35 Acquisition of registered title by consolidated proceedings against possible holders of rights .........29 Section 36 Acquisition of registered title by advertisement ............30 Section 37 The State’s liability for damages ..................................... 31 Section 38 Regulations. Calculation of time limits ......................... 31 VI. Installations for the Exploitation of Offshore Resources .................. 32 Section 39 Fixed installations ...........................................................32 Chapter 3. Mortgages on Ships, etc. ..............................................................................................................................33 I. Registered Mortgages, etc. ......................................................................... 33 Section 41 Registration as a condition for legal protection .............33 Section 42 Principle of specification .................................................34 Section 43 Mortgages on ships under construction, etc. .................34 Section 44 Maturity ...........................................................................35 Section 45 Appurtenances, etc. .........................................................36 II. Maritime Liens, etc., on Ships. ................................................................36 Section 51 Claims secured by maritime liens ...................................36 Section 52 Priority ..............................................................................37 Section 53 Change of ownership, etc. ................................................38 Section 54 Right of retention .............................................................38 Section 55 Time bar ...........................................................................38 III. Maritime Liens on Cargo........................................................................ 39 Section 61 Claims secured by maritime lien ....................................39 Section 62 Priority ..............................................................................39 Section 63 Delivery of cargo, etc........................................................40 Section 64 Time bar ...........................................................................40 IV. General Provisions ...................................................................................40 Section 71 Assignment, etc. ...............................................................40 Section 72 Claims for damages. Insurance ......................................41 Section 73 Legal proceedings .............................................................41 Section 74 Recognition of mortgages on foreign ships, etc. .............41 Section 75 Choice of law ....................................................................42 Section 76 Forced sale abroad ...........................................................43 Chapter 4. Arrest of Ships ....................................................................................... 43 Section 91 Scope of the provisions relating to arrest of ships ..........43 Section 92 Maritime claims ...............................................................44 Section 93 Further detail on which ships can be arrested ...............45 Section 94 The position if the ship has already been arrested.........46 Section 95 Further detail on the implementation of arrests ...........46 Section 96 Conditions for the provision of security .........................47 Section 97 ................. ..........................................................................48 Section 98 Relation to the Enforcement of Claims Act and Dispute Act .........................................................49 PART II. SHip Management .......................................................................... 50 Chapter 5. Shipping Partnerships .......................................................................... 50 Section 101 Definition, dispensability ..............................................50 Section 101a Use of electronic communication ................................50 Section 102 Liability of shipping partners .......................................