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Persons qualified to register on Register
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15. (1) Subject to any regulations made by the Minister under section 12, the following persons, known as qualified persons, are entitled as owners to register their ships on the Register:
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(a) the Government;
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(b) a Minister of the Government;
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(c) an Irish citizen;
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(d) a national of another Member State or an EEA state;
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(e) a body corporate established under and subject to the law of another Member State or an EEA state;
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(f) an Irish body corporate; and
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(g) a non EEA state national residing in the State, except that such person may not register a fishing boat on the Register.
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(2) A person who is not qualified under subsection (1) to register their ship as a sole owner of an Irish ship may nevertheless be entitled to register their ship if a majority interest (33 shares) in the ship is owned by qualified persons in accordance with subsection (1).
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(3) Proof of identity as a qualified person shall be required prior to the registration of the ship to be registered and the Minister may make regulations setting out the criteria to be used to ascertain who is or is not a qualified person.
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