New act on the registration of yachts and other vessels up to 24m in length.

26.08.2020 r.

New act on the registration of yachts and other vessels up to 24m in length.

On 1^st August 2020, the Act of 12^th April 2018 on the registration of yachts and other vessels up to 24m in length (hereinafter: the "Act") entered into force.

The Act defines the obligation for registration for each yacht or vessel used for amateur fishing (which is at least 7.5m long or mechanically propelled with a power of at least 15 kW), fishing vessel, or vessel used for sailing outside the territory of Poland, provided that the above-mentioned vessels do not belong to any country other than Poland.

However, human-powered vessels are not subject to this mandatory registration.

The registration authority is the “starost” or the relevant Polish sports association. In order to register a vessel, the owner has to submit an application for the registration and the issuance of the registration document to the appropriately selected registration authority. When registering a vessel, the authority will provide the vessel with an individual identification number (INI) which cannot be changed during the vessel's lifetime, as well as issuing a verification mark. It is the duty of the vessel’s owner to apply the verification mark on the vessel without delay.

Should the owner of the vessel failure to comply with the obligations imposed by the Act, or provide false information to the registration authority, said owner will be liable to a fine.

 

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