2 A short presentation of the main rules of the paper based registration system(1) For the details, see Falkanger, Bull and Brautaset, Scandinvian Maritime Law (4th ed. 2017) pp. 55 et seq.
A natural starting point is the time when the national register was introduced, as mentioned by an Act of 1992. The local ship registers, administered by 27 district courts, were consolidated into one register, located in Bergen.(2) At that time, the Register was administratively under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Today the Register is part of the Norwegian Maritime Authority subordinated to? the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. This national register was electronic, but registration was based upon paper documents, as were the certifications given by the Registrar. However, in 2020/2021 it became permissable to send certain documents electronically for registration.