Section 16: Registrars of Pakistani ships and ports of registry

16. Registrars of Pakistani ships and ports of registry.—(1) The following persons shall be registrars of Pakistani ships— (a) at the port of Karachi and Port Muhammad Bin Qasim, the Principal Officer of the Mercantile Marine Department, Karachi, or a person duly authorised by the Federal Government; and (b) at any other port, such authority as the Federal Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, appoint to be the registrar of ships. (2) A registrar shall not be liable to damages or otherwise for any loss accruing to any person by reason of his any act or default in his capacity of registrar unless the same has happened through his neglect or wilful act. (3) The ports of Karachi, Muhammad Bin Qasim and such other ports in Pakistan as the Federal Government may, by notification in Official Gezette, specify in this behalf, shall be the, ports of registry at which Pakistani ships may be registered under this Ordinance.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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