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the owner or master thereof shall, within twenty-four hours after the happening of the accident or damage or as soon as possible thereafter, transmit to the Shipping Officer, if the ship is in a port, or otherwise to the Director, a report of the accident or damage. | | (a) has sustained or caused any accident occasioning loss of life or any serious injury to any person; or | | |
| | (b) has received any material damage affecting her seaworthiness or her efficiency, either in her hull or in any part of her machinery, | | |
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| (2) Every report of accident or damage to a ship made under sub-section (1) shall be signed by the owner or master of the ship, and shall state-
| | (a) the name of the ship, the port to which the ship belongs, the official number (if any) of the ship and the place where the ship is; | | |
| | (b) the circumstances in which the accident or damage occurred; and | | |
| | (c) the probable cause of the accident or damage. | | |
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| (3) Any owner or master of a ship who fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees. |
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| (4) This section shall apply to all Ceylon ships and to all foreign ships carrying passengers between places in Ceylon. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts