s 18 Inspection and tonnage measurement of yacht
(1) Subject to subsection (2), no yacht shall be registered under this Act unless— (a) it is surveyed and measured, or its tonnage is determined by a surveyor and a tonnage certificate is issued in accordance with the regulations; and (b) the tonnage certificate in respect of the yacht is submitted to the Director General. (2) Where a yacht intended to be registered under this Act has already been measured and its tonnage ascertained in a previous registry, the Director General may, without requiring that the yacht be remeasured, treat it as being of the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry issued by the previous registry. (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), where in pursuance of subsection (2) the yacht is treated as being of the tonnage denoted in the certificate of registry issued by the previous registry, the Director General shall issue a tonnage certificate in respect of the yacht. (4) Where the tonnage of any yacht has been ascertained and registered in accordance with the regulations, it shall be deemed to be the tonnage of the yacht and shall be repeated in every subsequent registration of the yacht, except that the tonnage of the yacht may be remeasured and re-registered in accordance with the regulations, where— (a) any alteration is made in the form or capacity of the yacht; or (b) it is discovered that the tonnage of the yacht has been erroneously measured.