Section 493: Power of Federal Government to cancel or suspend other certificates — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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493. Power of Federal Government to cancel or suspend other certificates.—(1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Ordinance, the Federal Government may after making an inquiry, cancel or suspend any certificate granted by it under this Ordinance, if, in its opinion, the holder is, or has become unfit to act in the grade for which the certificate was granted to him: Provided that no order under this section shall be passed by the Federal Government unless the person concerned has been given an opportunity of making a representation against the order proposed. (2) The provisions of clause (b) of sub-section (1) and sub-section (2) of section 481 shall apply to certificates cancelled or suspended under this section.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

Related sections

Section 492: Suspended certificates not to be endorsed.––If the certificate of a master, mate or Section 494: Re-hearing Section 491: Effect of cancellation or suspension of certificate Section 495: Power of Federal Government to revoke cancellation, etc Section 490: Delivery of cancelled or suspended certificates Section 496: Appeal to Court of Survey

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