Decree No. 161/2013/ND-CP dated November 12, 2013 of the Government on registration, purchase, sale and building of seagoing ships

THE GOVERNMENT

Decree No. 161/2013/ND-CP of November 12, 2013, on registration, purchase, sale and building of seagoing ships

Pursuant to the December 25, 2001 Law on Organization of the Government;

Pursuant to the June 14, 2005 Maritime Code of Vietnam;

At the proposal of the Minister of Transport,

The Government promulgates the Decree on registration, purchase, sale and building of seagoing ships.

Chapter I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1. Scope of regulation

1. This Decree provides the registration, purchase, sale and building of seagoing ships (below referred to as ships).

2. This Decree’s provisions on ship registration are also applicable to the registration of public-duty ships.

3. This Decree does not apply to the purchase, sale and building of the following ships:

a/ Ships under ownership of foreign organizations and individuals and built in Vietnam;

b/ Ships under ownership of foreign organizations and individuals, flying a foreign state flag and coercively auctioned in Vietnam under decisions of competent state agencies;

c/ Public-duty ships.

4. This Decree does not apply to the registration, purchase, sale and building of ships used for national defense and security purposes, nuclear-powered ships and seaplanes.

Article 2. Subjects of application

This Decree applies to Vietnamese and foreign organizations and individuals involved in ship registration, purchase, sale and building.

Article 3. Interpretation of terms

In this Decree, the terms below are construed as follows:

1. Ship registration means that a competent agency in charge of ship registration in Vietnam records information on ships in the Vietnam National Ship Registration Book for archive and grants ship registration certificates under this Decree and relevant laws.

Ship registration may take the following forms: