Section 24: Penalty for use of improper certificate.––If the master or owner of a Pakistani ship — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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24. Penalty for use of improper certificate.––If the master or owner of a Pakistani ship uses or attempts to use for her navigation a certificate of registry not legally granted in respect of the ship, he shall be liable to a fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees and the ship shall be liable to forfeiture.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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Section 23: Custody and use of certificate Section 25: Power to grant duplicate certificate.––The registrar of the port of registry of a Pakistani Section 22: Certificate of Registry.––On completion of the registry of a Pakistani ship, the registrar Section 26: Provision for loss of certificate Section 21: Port of Registry.––The port at which a Pakistani ship is registered for the time Section 27: Endorsement of change of master on certificate.––Where the master of a Pakistani ship

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