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required by 50 Il and 2. issue a provisional certificate of Nationality,
which shall be valid until the final Registration Of the vessel is effected.
Such provisional Certificate OF Nationality shall contain the following
particulars
2 Time and place Of purchase Name of the Danish Owner or Owners
according to the Bill OF Sale or other title deed
3. Name of ohipmaster. 4
4 The most accurate information. as to Tonnage, Build and Descnp-
tou, a. shall under he circumstances be obtanabe.
5 Term of validity Of the certificate
Aduphcate of such provisional Certificate shall Immediately after
the issue be sent through the proper G9yer"ment Department to the
Such provisional Certificate of Nationality shall, however, be valid only
until the arrival of the vessel at Danish Port, where it shall be delivered
up totho Registrar. and, unless special permission to the contrary has been
granted by the Government, shall in ne case remain in f~o longer than 2
The master of a Danishwest Gndi- registered vessel that is rebuilt abroad
may require the nearest Consular Officer to issuea permit, under which lie
shall be authorized to continue to use his certificate OF Nationality and he
gsty until be shall arrive at a Danish port where the vessel can undergo
special PERMISSION granted ed by the Government 10Y lmeu' remain remain n force Longer than
2yens from the date Of its issue.
STA FL.
Every registered vessel shall bear, in a conspicuous part Of her stern, her
own name and the name of her port Of registry, in Latin letters Of a light
colour on dark ground OF ''e0 versa, and 80 placed that n case the vessels
name consists of two words II more there shall be set off an open space
equal to at least the breadth of one letter, between each two words
If the vessel is used in foreign trade, her name shall also, in q ooreS,
ponding manner, be borne o. each side of the vesel, and, as soon as cir
0umstanoes shall permit, her draught shall be marked on her stem and stern
on one side in mo of one metre, ON the other in English feet.
Conoeaing u obltemting sad names is allowable only in, time of war
in OF. erto escape capture by the enemy
No vessel shall be designated by any other name than its registered
name.
A registered vesarrs name can be altered only in case of change Of
ownership and thn only with the consent Of the Superior Authority. In
the case Of the alteration Of the vessels name new crif-
cate OF nationality and registration shall be issued the Registry letters
remain unchanged.
On application through the Superior Authority a new Certificate of
nationality and registry, Of the same tenor as the former one, may be given.
conditional upon the return of the former issus.
In the event of IL Certificate 81 If nationality and registry having been
lost, q new n can be obtained, ON application through tie Superior
Authority.
In all cases Gher'a new Certificate is issued, without remeasurement
at the same time having taken place, no charge is made for the issue, the
applicant is only required to pay the stamp duty.
fthe loss of he Certificate takes place. abroad, the nearest Consular
Officer may issue a provisional certificate 6 lO with special endorsement
explanatory of its issue. In this case the Applicant shall make a deolala-
ton, setting forth The particulars of tho loss.
&16.
Ifs registered vessel is los, broken up or otherwise destroyed the Owner
shall, in order that The veSsel. may Ee taken off The regmter Immediately give
notice III writing thereof to the Registrar of the vessels port Of registry,
and at the same time return the certificate of nationality and registry, OF
show cause why it cannot be returned. &
If the vessel is lost abroad. the above notice shall be given to a Danish
Consul and the Certificate delivered to him.
The Consul shall transmit these documents with particulars of the loss
of the weasel to the Ministry concerned.
II.
Whorp over any registered vessel, ors share therein. becomes vested ina
person not fulfilling the conditions set forth in s heremabove, and the
vessel thus loses her right to be considered as Danish property and to
carry the Danish Flag, the registered Owner shall within four weeks
after having received information of the execution of the transfer
give written notice of the Transaction, and deliver up the Certificate to
the Registrar of he vessels Port of Registry.
If the transfer has taken place abroad, the said notice, with the Ger
tifate and othet ships documents, shall Immediately be given to the
Danish Consular Officer, WHO shall forward the documents i'll question to
the Ministry concerned. At places where there is no Danish Consular
Officer, the Owner or Master shall obtain - NOtaial Certificate of the
transfer, and transmit said NOtaral Certificate together with the Cerh6-
cate Of nationality and registry. to the Board of registration and measure
ment of vessels sin Copenhagen OF to he Superior Authority in the Danish
West India Islands, to be transmitted to the Board.
IN the case of transfer to a foreigner or foreigners, by auction or by
inheritance. of register ed vessel or share therein, the authority at whose