411 Interim Measures for Registration of Offshore Structures of Shenzhen Municipality深圳市海上构筑物登记暂行办法

　　

 

　　(Decree No. 213 of Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government Promulgated on November 19, 2009) 

　　  

　　  

　　Chapter One General Principles 

　　  

　　Article 1 In order to regulate the registration of offshore structures, confirm and protect the legitimate rights and interests of the proprietors, these interim measures are formulated in accordance with the Real Right Law of the People’s Republic of China, The Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Administration of the Use of Sea Areas and The Ordinance of Guangdong Province on the Administration of the Use of Sea Areas and other relevant laws and regulations, and with the actual situation of Shenzhen management. 

　　  

　　Article 2 The measures are applied to the registration of the offshore structures with use rights of the sea areas within the scope of the of this city. 

　　  

　　The establishment, transfer, changes and termination of the ownership and mortgage for the offshore structures shall be registered in accordance with the present measures, except as otherwise stipulated by laws and administrative rules and regulations. 

　　  

　　Article 3 The registration of offshore structures shall follow the principle of the consistent use right subject between the ownership of the structure and the use right of the sea area occupied by the structures. 

　　  

　　When the offshore structure is handled in the way of transfer, mortgage and others, the use right of the sea area that the building occupies shall be handled at the same time in the corresponding way of transfer, mortgage and others. 

　　  

　　When the use right of the sea area is handled in the forms such as transfer and mortgage, the structures in it shall also be handle in the corresponding forms such as transfer and mortgage. 

　　  

　　Article 4 The municipal planning and land management department of Shenzhen People’s Government is the authority of the structures registration (hereinafter referred to as the registration organ), which shall examine the registration application of the offshore structure according to the law and issue the registration certificate of the offshore structure. 

　　  

　　The registration organ, the marine administrative department and other relevant departments shall establish the corresponding mechanism to realize the sharing of the handling information of the offshore structure such as the registration, the transfer and the mortgage of the use right of the sea areas. 

　　  

　　Article 5 The registration certificate of the offshore structure is the documentary evidence for the proprietor to possess the property right of the offshore structure. 

　　  

　　The registration organ shall establish a unified register of the offshore structure and a register information system, and develop registration technical specifications of the offshore structure such as for registration rules. 

　　  

　　Chapter Two Ordinary Provisions 

　　  

　　Article 6 The party concerned may unilaterally apply for the registration of the offshore structure in the following situations: 

　　  

　　(1) the initial registration of the offshore structure except owned by more than one party; 

　　  

　　(2) the registration of the offshore structure acquired through inheritance or bequest; 

　　  

　　(3) If the two parties are ready to fulfill the legally effective judgment, order and mediation document of the people’s court and the arbitration agreement of the arbitral agency, they may make the application jointly. If the court carries out compulsory execution of them, one party may make the application individually. With the effective judgment on an action for affirming rights to do judgment, the party may make a unilateral application; 

　　  

　　(4) the advance notice registration; 

　　  

　　(5) the correction registration; 

　　  

　　(6) the dissidence registration; 

　　  

　　(7) the alteration registration; 

　　  

　　(8) the cancellation registration. 

　　  

　　If the registration is made for the matters such as sale, exchange, mortgage, gift and segmentation of the offshore structure, the relevant parties shall make jointly the application. 

　　  

　　For the initial registration of the offshore structure owned by more than two people, the co-owners shall make the common application. 

　　  

　　Article 7 If the party concerned entrusts an agent to apply for the registration of the offshore structure, the agent shall present the authorization. The authorization of an overseas applicant shall be notarized or certified in accordance with the relevant provisions. 

　　  

　　Article 8 The registration organ shall disapprove the registration under any of the following circumstances: 

　　  

　　(1)   The disputes over the property right of offshore structure are unresolved; 

　　  

　　(2)   The effective proof of the property right of the offshore structure can not be provided; 

　　  

　　(3)   The offshore structure or that for temporary use is illegal; 

　　  

　　(4)   The offshore structure does not conform to the provisions of the law, administrative rules and regulations or to the provisions of the present measures or to other registration conditions. 

　　  

　　The registration organ shall not handle the other registration application made by the proprietor of the offshore structure for he or she has been turned down until the dissidence registration is cancelled. 

　　  

　　Article 9 The offshore structure register is the basis of the ownership and the contents of the offshore structure. 

　　  

　　In the register shall be included the name of the proprietor, the name and location of the offshore structure, the area of the offshore structure and the sea area that it occupied, the way in which the sea area use right is obtained, the use term, the other rights, the limitation of the rights and other matters. 

　　  

　　Article 10 If the registration certificate of the offshore structure is damaged, the proprietor may apply to the registration organ for a new one. The organ shall check and take back the original registration certificate before reissuing the new one. 

　　  

　　If the registration certificate of the offshore structure is lost, the proprietor may apply to the registration organ for a new one, the organ shall issue a new registration certificate to him or her. 

　　  

　　Chapter Three Registration Procedure Section 1 General Rules on the Procedure 

　　  

　　Article 11 The registration of offshore structure generally follows the following procedures: 

　　  

　　(1)   application; 

　　  

　　(2) acceptance; 

　　  

　　(3) examination; 

　　  

　　(4) record in the register; 

　　  

　　(5) issue of the certificate; 

　　  

　　(6) filing. 

　　  

　　The registration organ may announce the matters to the public if necessary. 

　　  

　　Article 12 The applicant shall submit the application documents required for registration if he or she applies for the registration of the offshore structure. If an application for registration does not belong to the category of approaches to registration, the registration organ shall not accept it, which does not belong to the scope prescribed in the measures. 

　　  

　　If the registration application documents are complete, the registration organ shall issue the certificate on the spot, and the filing date of the application is the acceptance date. If they are not complete, the registration organ shall notify the applicant in writing of the correction required, and the date when the registration application documents are made complete is the acceptance date. 

　　  

　　Article 13 The registration organ shall, if the registration application is in compliance with the provisions of the registration, record the relevant matters in the register and notify the proprietor to get the registration certificate of the offshore structure, and the date kept in the register is the registration date; if the registration application is not in compliance with the provisions, the registration organ shall reject it and inform the applicant of its decision in writing. 

　　  

　　Article 14 The applicant may withdraw the registration application before the registration organ keeps the particulars in the register. The applicant may unilaterally or jointly propose the withdrawal of the registration, the registration organ shall agree to the withdrawal of registration, and return the registration application materials of the offshore structure to the corresponding applicant. 

　　  

　　Section 2 Initial Registration 

　　  

　　Article 15 For the initial registration of offshore structures, the following documents shall be submitted: 

　　  

　　(1) the application letter for the initial registration of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(2) the applicant’s identity paper; 

　　  

　　(3) the certificate of the use right of sea areas; 

　　  

　　(4) the completion acceptance certificate of fixed offshore structures; 

　　  

　　(5) the boundary coordinate chart in which the offshore structures are kept; 

　　  

　　(6) the measurement report of the offshore structures; 

　　  

　　(7) the documentary evidence of construction approval; 

　　  

　　(8) other documents that shall be submitted according to the registration technical specifications. 

　　  

　　Article 16 The registration organ shall examine and approve the application materials submitted by the applicant within twenty days from the date of accepting the application and issue the registration certificate of the offshore structure, if they conform to the provisions. 

　　  

　　Section 3 Transfer Registration and Change Registration   

　　  

　　Article 17 The party concerned shall apply for the transfer registration of the offshore structure with the initial registration in one of the following circumstances: 

　　  

　　(1) the buying and selling; 

　　  

　　(2) the gift property; 

　　  

　　(3) the exchange property; 

　　  

　　(4) the inheritance; 

　　  

　　(5) the division of the offshore structure owned by more than one proprietor; 

　　  

　　(6) the compulsory transfer judged and ordered by the people’s court; 

　　  

　　(7) other compulsory transfer made in accordance with the law and regulations. 

　　  

　　Article 18 In the application of the transfer registration, the following materials shall be submitted: 

　　  

　　(1) the registration application letter for the transfer of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(2) the applicant’s identity paper; 

　　  

　　(3) the registration certificate of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(4) the documents that proves the transfer of the property right of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(5) other relevant documents that shall be submitted for registration according to the technical specifications. 

　　  

　　Article 19 Under any of the following circumstances, the proprietor shall apply for change registration: 

　　  

　　(1) the change of the use of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(2) the change of the name of the proprietor or the name of the structure; 

　　  

　　(3) other circumstances prescribed in laws and regulations. 

　　  

　　Article 20 In the change registration application of the offshore structure, the following documents shall be submitted: 

　　  

　　(1) the change registration application letter of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(2) the applicant’s identity paper; 

　　  

　　(3) the registration certificate of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(4)   the documents that proves the change of the property right of the offshore structure;  

　　  

　　(5) other relevant documents that shall be submitted for registration according to the technical specifications. 

　　  

　　Article 21 The registration organ shall examine the applicant’s transfer registration application or change registration application, and approve it within thirty days from the date of accepting the application, keep it in the offshore structure register and issue the registration certificate of the offshore structure, if it conforms to the provisions. 

　　  

　　Section 4 Mortgage Right Registration  

　　  

　　Article 22 If a mortgage is given over the offshore structure, the party concerned shall apply for mortgage right registration. 

　　  

　　The mortgage right registration application shall be made jointly by the mortgagor and mortgagee. 

　　  

　　Article 23 In the mortgage right registration application of the offshore structure, the following documents shall be submitted: 

　　  

　　(1) the mortgage right registration application letter of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(2) the applicant’s identity paper; 

　　  

　　(3) the registration certificate of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(4) the mortgage and guarantee contract of the principal creditor's rights; 

　　  

　　(5) the mortgage contract. 

　　  

　　Article 24 The registration organ shall examine the applicant’s registration application, and approve it within ten days from the date of accepting the application. 

　　  

　　Article 25 The registration organ shall affix a special seal for mortgage on the registration certificate and keep it in the offshore structure register if it conforms to the provisions. 

　　  

　　Article 26 If the mortgage right of the offshore structure that has been registered is transferred for the transfer of the principal creditor’s rights, changed or terminated according to law, the party concerned shall apply for the transfer registration, change registration or cancellation registration, and submit the following documents: 

　　  

　　(1) the application letter of the transfer registration, change registration or cancellation registration; 

　　  

　　(2) the applicant’s identity paper; 

　　  

　　(3) the registration certificate of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(4) the documents that proves the transfer, change or termination of the mortgage right of the offshore structure;  

　　  

　　(5) other essential documents. 

　　  

　　If the change application is made for the mortgage right registration because the amount of the principal debt secured is changed, other content paper written by the mortgagee shall also be submitted. 

　　  

　　Article 27 If the maximum mortgage is set over the offshore structure, the party concerned shall apply for the registration of maximum mortgage. 

　　  

　　The reference of Housing Registration Measures shall be made for the maximum mortgage registration procedures of the offshore structure. 

　　  

　　Article 28 If more than two mortgages are set for the same offshore structure, the sequencing shall be determined in accordance with the registration date kept in the register successively. However, if there are otherwise provisions in the laws and administrative regulations, such provisions shall be observed.  

　　  

　　Section 5 Cancellation Registration and Other Registration   

　　  

　　Article 29 If the offshore structure vanishes because of the reasons such as collapse and demolition, or if its use right of the sea area terminates according to the law, the proprietor shall apply for the cancellation registration of the offshore structure afterwards, and the following documents shall be submitted: 

　　  

　　(1) the cancellation of registration application of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(2) the applicant’s identity paper; 

　　  

　　(3) the registration certificate of the offshore structure; 

　　  

　　(4) the documents that can prove the loss or destruction of the offshore structure and the termination of the use right according to the law or the discard statements. 

　　  

　　Article 30 The registration organ shall examine the applicant’s cancellation registration application, carry out the on-the-spot investigation if necessary, cancel the registration within thirty days from the date of accepting the application, and take back the registration certificate of the offshore structure if it conforms to the provisions and keep the cancellation in the register. 

　　  

　　Article 31 If the party concerned does not apply for the cancellation registration after the loss or destruction of the offshore structure or the termination of the use right of the sea areas, the registration organ shall keep the cancellation in the register in accordance with the documentary evidence provided by the relevant departments. 

　　  

　　Article 32 The reference of the provisions of Shenzhen Real Estate Registration Regulations (Trial Implementation) shall be made for the pre-announcement registration, correction registration and dissidence registration of the offshore structure. 

　　  

　　Chapter Four Legal Liabilities 

　　  

　　Article 33 The applicant for the registration of the offshore structure shall truthfully submit the relevant materials, reflect the true situation to the registration organ and is responsible for the authenticity, legality and validity of the application materials. If the civil acts of the applicant are deemed invalid or if the applicant submits false materials, he or she shall bear the legal liability. 

　　  

　　The registration organ shall, according to the records in the offshore structures register and the registration application materials, examine the relevant matters on offshore structure. If necessary, the registration organ may ask the applicant or carry out the field survey, and handle the registration of the offshore structure within the stipulated time limit. 

　　  

　　If the registration organ and its staff violate the provisions on the registration of the offshore structure, the relevant person-in-charge and other directly liable persons shall be given disciplinary sanctions by the appointment and removal organ or the supervision organ. Where crime is involved, the matter shall be referred to judicial organs for investigation in accordance with law. 

　　  

　　Article 34 If any party refuses to accept any of the specific administrative acts of the registration organ, he or she may apply for administrative reconsideration or bring an administrative lawsuit in accordance with the relevant provisions of Administrative Reconsideration Law of the People’s Republic of China and Administrative Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China. 

　　  

　　Chapter Five Supplementary Provisions 

　　  

　　Article 35 The offshore structure in the measures refers to the fixed buildings and structures within the sea areas of this city, including: 

　　  

　　(1) wharfs; 

　　  

　　(2) fixed offshore platforms; 

　　  

　　(3) submarine tunnels; 

　　  

　　(4) bridges; 

　　  

　　(5) elevated houses; 

　　  

　　(6) artificial fishing reefs; 

　　  

　　(7) other offshore structures as provided for by the laws and regulations. 

　　  

　　The registration of the offshore structure as mentioned in the measures refers to the recording and publicity of the ownership or other rights of the offshore structure that the registration organ carries out upon the application of the party concerned. 

　　  

　　The proprietor of the offshore structure as mentioned in the measures refers to a natural person, a legal person or an organization that enjoys, according to the law, the use right, the proprietary right and other rights of the offshore structure. 

　　  

　　Article 36 If any other registration relating to the offshore structure is not specified in the present measures, the reference of the provisions of relevant laws and regulations on real estate registration shall be made. 

　　  

　　Article 37 The present measures shall be implemented as of March 1, 2010.