Section 264: Alterations in ships subsequent to grant of certificate of survey and additional

264. Alterations in ships subsequent to grant of certificate of survey and additional surveys.—(1) The owner, agent or master of a ship in respect of which a certificate of survey has been granted and is in force shall, as soon as possible after any alteration is made in the ship's hull, equipment or machinery, give written notice to such person as the Federal Government may direct containing full particulars of the alteration. (2) If the owner, agent or master of a ship, without reasonable cause, neglects to give the notice required by sub-section (1), he shall be liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees. (3) If the Federal Government has reason to believe that since the making of the last declaration of survey in respect of a ship— (a) any such alteration as aforesaid has been in the hull, equipment or machinery of the ship; or (b) the hull, equipment or machinery of the ship have sustained any injury or are otherwise insufficient, the Federal Government may require the ship to be again surveyed to such extent as it may think fit, and, if such requirement is not complied with, may cancel any certificate of survey in respect of the said ship.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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