Section 259: Grant of certificate of survey by Federal Government

259. Grant of certificate of survey by Federal Government.—(1) Upon the receipt of a declaration of survey, the Federal Government shall, if satisfied that the provisions of this Chapter have been complied with, cause a certificate, in duplicate, to be prepared and delivered, through such officer at the port at which the ship was surveyed as the Federal Government may appoint in this behalf, to the owner or master of the ship surveyed , on his applying and paying the sums, if any, prescribed as payable on delivery of a certificate. (2) A certificate granted under this section shall be in the prescribed form, shall contain a statement to the effect that the provisions with respect to the survey of the ship and the transmission of the declaration of survey in respect thereof have been complied with, and shall set forth- (a) the particulars concerning the ship which clauses (c), (d) and (e) of section 257 require the declaration of survey to contain; and (b) any other prescribed particulars. (3) When a certificate relating to a ship is ready for delivery the Federal Government shall cause notice thereof to be given by post or otherwise to the owner or master of the ship.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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