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

84T. (1) Unless otherwise provided for in this Part of this Act, the owners of a Maltese ship bareboat charter registered in a foreign registry shall comply with all the provisions of this Act as if the ship were not so regist ered in the foreign registry. (2) During the time a Maltese ship is bareboat charter registered in a foreign registry in terms of the provisions of this Part of this Act - (a) notwithstanding the provisions of article 73, such ship shall not hoist the Maltese flag; and (b) notwithstanding the provisions of article 5, the home port of such ship shall be that of the bareboat charter registry. (3) The owners shall, within fifteen days from the entry into the foreign bareboat charter registry, make and deliver to the M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 57 registrar a declaration to the e ffect that the name of the fore ign home port has been marked on the stern of the ship in lieu of t he name Valletta. Payment of fees while ship is in foreign bareboat charter registry.