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Merchant Shipping Act (No. 52 of 1971) - Sect 31

Obligation to register Ceylon ships

31.
(1) Every Ceylon ship shall, unless exempted from registration, be registered under this Act.
(2) If a ship required by this Act to be registered is not so registered, such ship shall not be recognized as a Ceylon ship.
(3) A ship required by this Act to be registered may be detained until the master of the ship, if so required, produces the certificates of the registry of the ship.
(4) The Minister may prescribe the manner in which ships or classes of ships belonging to the Government of Ceylon or any statutory body therein may be registered under this Act.

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