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Merchant Shipping Act (No. 52 of 1971) - Sect 169

Issue of certificates

169.
(1) Where a ship registered in Ceylon has been surveyed and marked in accordance with the Load Line Regulations, the appropriate certificate shall be issued to the owner of the ship on his application.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the appropriate certificate shall be called-
(a) in the case of an existing ship of not less than one hundred and fifty tons gross tonnage, and in the case of a new ship of not less than twenty-four metres in length, an " International Load Line Certificate (1966) ";
(b) in the case of any other ship, a " Ceylon Load Line Certificate ".
(3) The appropriate certificate to be issued under this section-
(a) Shall be issued by the Director, or by such person or authority as may be authorized by the Director in that behalf;
(b) shall be in such form and shall be issued in such manner as may be approved by the Director or as may be prescribed;
(c) may at the request of the Director be issued by the Government of any Convention country.


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