Section 553: International pollution prevention certificates

553. International pollution prevention certificates.—(1) Each Pakistani oil tanker of one hundred and fifty gross tons and above and each other Pakistani ship of four hundred gross tons and above ; or of such other type or tonnage as is specified in the convention or any Pakistani chemical tanker shall have on board a valid international oil pollution prevention certificate ; or international pollution prevention certificate for the carriage of noxious liquid substances in bulk as the case may be or any other certificate required under the convention. (2) Each oil tanker of one hundred and fifty gross tons and above, or of such type or tonnage as is specified in the convention and each other ship of four hundred gross tons and above, or any chemical tanker, operated under the authority of a convention country other than Pakistan shall have on board valid certificates mentioned in sub-section (1). (3) The certificates required by sub-section (1) shall be in the prescribed form issued by the Federal Government, or by any organizations authorized by the Federal Government in this behalf, after a satisfactory survey in the prescribed manner. (4) The certificates issued under the provisions of sub-section (1) shall be issued for a period prescribed by the Federal Government, which shall not exceed five years from the date of issue ; except where –– (a) significant alternations have taken place in the construction, equipment, fit- tings, or arrangements required by the pollution prevention requirements, without the approval of the Federal Government of any other organization authorized by the Federal Government ; (b) surveys as required under the convention are not carried out; and (c) transfer of the ship to the flag of another country has taken place, the certificate shall cease to be valid. (5) No officer of Customs shall grant a port clearance to a Pakistani ship specified in sub- section (1) or to a ship specified in sub-section (2), until after the production by master or owner of the ship of international oil pollution prevention certificate; or international pollution prevention certificate for the carriage of noxious liquid substances in bulk, as the case may be or any other certificate required under the convention.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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