Registry of foreign owned and locally owned ships
8.—(1)  No foreign owned ship shall be registered unless it is —
(a)fitted with mechanical means of self-propulsion; and
(b)of not less than 1,600 gross tons.
(2)  No ship above 17 years of age shall be registered unless the Registrar is satisfied that the ship is in a satisfactory condition in all respects.
(3)  Paragraph (2) shall not apply to a Singapore ship which is registered anew under section 19(1) or 34(1) of the Act.