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| (1) There may be appointed, for the purposes of this Act, a Registrar of Seamen. |
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| (2) The Registrar of Seamen shall by means of documents transmitted to him in pursuance of this Act and by any other means in his power, keep at his office a register-
| | (a) of all persons who serve in Ceylon ships; and | | |
| | (b) of all seamen (being citizens of Ceylon) who produce continuous discharge certificates in proof of service in foreign or Ceylon ships. | | |
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| (3) The Registrar of Seamen shall cause copies of the certificates produced under paragraph (b) of sub-section (2) to be kept at his office. |
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