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Benefits of Jersey Yacht
Registration
Jersey has enjoyed a unique relationship
with the English Crown since 1204 and has been active in ship registry for
over 200 years. A member of the coveted Red Ensign Group (REG), the Jersey
Registry specialises in pleasure yachts, up to 400 tons, and is also able to
register small commercial vessels up to 24 metres. Whilst Jersey
yacht registration has been popular for many years, recent changes in Jersey
law have made it simpler and more cost effective, opening its benefits up to
a greater proportion of boat owners for the first time.
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Jersey
registered yachts can fly the well-respected Red Ensign (un-defaced).
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Owners can use
the services of the British Consulate in connection with their vessel.
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Jersey registered
commercial vessels can benefit from a smaller more dynamic regulatory
authority.
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Registration
at the Port of Jersey is renewed on a 10-year basis as opposed to other UK
Ports where registration expires after 5 years.
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Jersey is
VAT-free and enjoys a special relationship with the EEC.
Who
can register a yacht in Jersey?
Since 2004 registration of a British Ship
at the port of Jersey is available to:
Individuals - Jersey residents,
British citizens, British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas Territory
citizens, British Commonwealth of Nations citizens, European Community
citizens.*
Companies incorporated in one of
the areas listed above.*
*If Individual/Joint Owners do not reside
in Jersey and companies do not have a principal place of business in the
island a Representative Person will need to be nominated.
Ownership by a Jersey Company
The traditional way for a non-resident to
register a Jersey registered vessel is to create a Jersey Company that
legally owns the vessel. Whilst this method may still suit some
parties, it is a relatively expensive process in both the long and short
term and is not likely to prove cost effective for most individuals. A
far simpler and cost efficient alternative is to appoint a representative
person.
Representative Persons
Since 2004, individuals who are not
ordinarily resident in Jersey or companies that do not have a principle
place of business in Jersey are required to appoint a local representative,
known as a Representative Person. The Representative Person can be an
individual or a corporate body and must be based in Jersey.
The Representative Person simply provides
a legal link to the island, and provides a local address to which the
registrar can legally serve papers should the owner be untraceable.
Jersey Harbours will continue to correspond directly with the owner, the
representative being a secondary contact.**
Blue Water Supplies offers inexpensive
representation to individuals and companies that do not have an existing
link to the Island, or those who prefer not to burden friends or associates
with unnecessary responsibility. Blue Water Supplies is a Jersey
Company specialising in the supply of marine equipment all over the world
for all vessels but in particular those undertaking extended voyages such as
trans-Atlantic or circumnavigations. Blue Water Supplies also sits on
the Jersey Code Technical Committee for commercial vessels.
**The legal
owner retains all legal responsibility for the vessel, its registration and
fees. The representative person cannot be held responsible for the owner’s
failure to meet any of his or her legal obligations.
For more information or to
appoint Blue Water Supplies as your representative person, please click on
the link below.
Information Request Form
Application Form (pdf format)
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