Statistics Act, 1999
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Regulations, 1997Part 2 : Carriage of Packaged Dangerous Goods10. Packing certificates |
| (1) | Where packaged dangerous goods have been packed into a freight container or into or onto a vehicle, the person responsible for packing such goods therein must furnish the shipowner or master of the ship with a signed packing certificate in accordance with the IMDG Code. |
| (2) | If the person responsible for packing such goods fails to furnish the owner or the master of a ship with a signed packing certificate he or she is guilty of an offence. |
| (3) | A shipowner or his or her agent or the master may not take on board a ship any freight container or vehicle containing dangerous goods without a signed packing certificate unless he or she is otherwise satisfied that the freight container or vehicle has been packed in accordance with the IMDG Code. If a shipowner or his or her agent or the master fails to comply with this subregulation he or she is guilty of an offence. |
