Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 84H

84H. (1) At the request of the charterer or his authorised agent the registrar may extend and further extend the registration fo r the remaining period of the charter or until the expiry date of the underlying registry, whichever is the shorter period, but in no case for periods exceeding two years at a time, provided that the charterer has produced a transcript of the underlying registry, the consent of the underlying registry , and the consent of owners a nd mortgagees. (2) Upon the grant of an extensio n in terms of sub-article (1), the registrar shall - (a) enter the new date of expiry in the register of the ship; (b) issue a renewal certificate of bareboat charter registry which shall include the date of expiry thereof, the name and official number of the ship, the name of the home port Valletta and such particulars, if any, as the registrar may deem proper; and (c) inform the appropriate authorities of the underlying registry. M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 53 International convention certificates of ship bareboat charter registered in Malta.