2.2 Some historical facts
The first Norwegian ship register – to use the concept in its modern sense – was established by an act of 1901. It was structured on the principles of land registration, but with a far better system. In the years that followed, there was a kind of competition between the two registers regarding the best solutions. A major reconsolidation in the shipping sector came in 1973,(1) By changes in the Maritime Code of 1893. based on the modern land registration rules, and the 1973 rules have been transplanted into the Maritime Code of 1994.