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

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Maritime Labour Certificate and Declaration of Compliance Regulations, 2017

Part 3 : Issuing of Documentation

12. Issuing of Certificate on behalf of other governments

 

(1) The Authority may, at the request of the Government of another State to which the Convention applies—
(a) audit and inspect the systems of shipowners and ships registered in that State; and
(b) if satisfied that the requirements of the Convention are complied with, and that the audit and inspection have been completed satisfactorily in accordance with these Regulations, issue to the ship a Maritime Labour Certificate or endorse such certificates after an intermediate audit.

 

(2) A Maritime Labour Certificate issued under subregulation (1) must—
(a) contain a statement that it has been so issued; and
(b) correspond to the appropriate form of the certificate set out in Appendix A5-II of the Convention.

 

(3) A Maritime Labour Certificate issued under this Regulation has the same effect as if it were issued by the relevant Government and not by the Authority.