Section 329: Construction of cargo ships

329. Construction of cargo ships.—(1) Every sea-going Pakistani ship of a gross tonnage of not less than five hundred, or of such lower tonnage as the Federal Government may by notification in the official Gazette, specify, not being a passenger ship, shall be constructed in accordance with such specifications, and shall be surveyed to such extent, in such manner and at such intervals as may be prescribed. (2) The provisions of this section shall apply, in the same manner as they apply to a Pakistani ship, to every other ship of a gross tonnage of not less than five hundred while she is within any port or place in Pakistan. (3) This section does not apply to vessels to which the provisions of the Inland Mechanically Propelled Vessels Act, 1917 (I of 1917), apply so long as such vessels are engaged on voyages confined to ports within one Province or do not proceed to sea beyond the limits specified under clause (4) of section 2.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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