16. (1) The Director General of Shipping shall be the Registrar General of Bangladesh ships. (2) At the port of Chittagong, the Principal Officer shall be the Registrar of Bangladesh ships and at any other port, such authority as the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint, shall be such Registrar. (3) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint as many Deputy Registrars or Assistant Registrars of Bangladesh ships at a port of registry as it may consider necessary.