[MAT 25,020] Application for grant of a Licence4 

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(1) A person shall apply for the grant of a Licence by the Minister in the approved form.

(2) An application under subregulation (1) shall be made to the Chief Executive Officer.

(3) An application under subregulation (1) shall be accompanied by—

• (a)the Certificate of Registration or Certificate of Registry of the ship to be used in the proposed shipping service or other documentation sufficient to satisfy the Chief Executive Officer—
  • (i)of the identification of the ship;
  • (ii)that the ship to be used is a ship registered in Fiji; and
  • (iii)that the applicant is the owner or charterer of the ship, as the case may be;
• (b)evidence that the applicant, owner or charterer of the ship is qualified to engage the ship in coasting-trade in respect of which the application for a licence is being made under these Regulations; and
• (c)a valid Survey Certificate and other relevant ship’s documentations as required under the maritime regulations and marine environment protection regulations.

(4) Where the application under subregulation (1) is for a special Coasting-trade Licence, the application shall contain full details of the shipping service in which it is intended to engage the ship.