Section 260: Powers of the Federal Government to order a second survey

260. Powers of the Federal Government to order a second survey.—(1) If a surveyor, or surveyors, making a survey refuse to give a declaration of survey under-section 257 with regard to any ship, or give a declaration with which the owner, agent or master of the ship surveyed is dissatisfied, the Federal Government may, on the application of the owner, agent or master, and on payment by him of such fee, not exceeding twice the amount of the fee for the previous survey, as the Federal Government may require, direct any other surveyor or surveyors to survey the ship. (2) The Surveyor or surveyors so directed shall forthwith survey the ship, and may, after the survey, either refuse to give a declaration or give such declaration as under the circumstances seems to them proper; and the decision of the surveyor or surveyors shall, subject to the other provisions of this Chapter, be final.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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