24. (1) Whenever a change occurs in the registered ownership of an inland ship, the change of ownership shall be endorsed on her certificate of registry by the registrar. (2) The owner or master of an inland ship shall, for the purpose of endorsement under sub-section (1), deliver the certificate of registry to the registrar, if the change occurs when the ship is at her place of registry immediately after the change and, if it occurs during her absence from that place, upon her first return to that place.