Merchant Shipping (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1998
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Amendment of Mercantile Marine Act, 1955. |
3.—The Mercantile Marine Act, 1955 , is hereby amended by the substitution of the following section for section 16: | |
“16. (1) Subject to section 19 of this Act respecting reciprocating states, the following shall be qualified to own a registered ship or a share therein: | ||
(a) the Government; | ||
(b) a Minister of the Government; | ||
(c) a national of a Member State; | ||
(d) a body corporate established under and subject to the law of a Member State and having its principal place of business in a Member State. | ||
(2) In this section, ‘Member State’ means a Member State of the European Communities.”. |