Section 465: Foreign nuclear ships to give advance notice of arrival

465. Foreign nuclear ships to give advance notice of arrival.—(1) No nuclear ship, other than a Pakistani ship, shall enter the territorial waters of Pakistan unless the master, owner or agent thereof has given such advance notice of the ship’s intended arrival in Pakistan as may be prescribed, to such authority as may be specified by the Federal Government, and has forwarded along with the notice a true copy of the ship’s safety assessment to that authority. (2) If on the examination and evaluation of the ship's safety assessment the authority referred to in sub-section (1) is of the opinion that the entry of the ship will involve unreasonable radiation and other hazards to the crew, passengers, members of the public, waterways, food or water resources, he may direct the nuclear ship not to enter the territorial waters of Pakistan and the ship shall comply with such direction. (3) If a nuclear ship other than a Pakistani ship enters the territorial waters of Pakistan in contravention of this section the master shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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