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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at Sea

Part III : Safety of navigation

227. Production of certificates to officers of customs

 

(1) The master of any ship which is at any port in the Republic shall produce to the officer of customs from whom a clearance for that ship is requested—
(a) if she is a ship to which section two hundred or two hundred and three applies, the certificate or certificates which in terms of those sections must be on board that ship; or
(b) if she is a load line ship registered in the Republic, the certificate which in terms of section two hundred and twelve must be on board that ship; or
(c) if she is a load line ship not registered in the Republic, the certificate which in terms of section two hundred and nineteen must be on board that ship; or
(d) if she is a load line ship carrying a deck cargo of timber, a certificate issued under subsection (1) of section two hundred and thirty-seven.

 

(2) If the certificate or certificates required to be produced by or under subsection (1) are not produced, the ship shall be detained until such certificate or certificates are produced.