The granting of nationality to maritime vessels in general and Bahraini vessels in particular is
an exception to the granting of nationality to funds because the granting of nationality is only for
persons, whether of either nature or legal, the funds are granted only an exception, and the aim of the
legislator is to impose state sovereignty even outside the territory of States E The ship was considered to
be part of the territory of the State, for national or national vessels but the problem was for foreign
vessels wishing to acquire a nationality of the state, we find that the Bahraini legislator has enacted
many pieces of legislation allowing the owners of foreign vessels to apply for citizenship as an
exception to the general rule In the granting of nationality to ships, and the beginning of the Bahraini
Maritime Law promulgated by Act No. 23 of 1982 and its amendments did not require special
conditions for foreign vessels but treatment of national vessels in terms of naturalization, Act No. 35 of
2014 amended the text of article 2-4 of Act No. 23 of 1982, which Slightly altered by replacing the
minister's competence to confer nationality on foreign ships after the approval of the Prime minister, and
finally the decision of Prime Minister No. 3 of 2017 several conditions have been placed on foreign
vessels which represent a restriction on the freedom of the owners of foreign vessels to request the
naturalization of their vessels, and the decision In this regard is contrary to the text of article 4 of Act
No. 35 of 2014, which is contrary to the rule of legislative hierarchy.