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

84Q. (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-article (2) a ship registered under Part II of this Act shall be bareboat charter registered in a foreign registry by the name under which it is registered under this Act, provided that with the consent of the Registrar General, the registered owners and registered mortgagees, the name of the ship may be changed in the foreign bareboat charter registry. (2) The name of a Maltese registered ship bareboat charter registered in a foreign registry may be changed with the written permission of the Registrar-General in terms of article 56 only if such change is being effected also in the bareboat charter registry. Registration in a foreign bareboat charter registry not in terms of this Act.