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(1)Where a certificate is issued in respect of a ship under section 6 of this Act—
(a)the owner of the ship shall forthwith on receipt of the certificate cause it to be framed and posted up in some conspicuous place on board the ship, and shall cause it to be kept so framed and posted up and legible so long as the certificate remains in force and the ship is in use, . . . F1
(2)Before any ship to which this Act applies, being a ship registered in the United Kingdom, leaves any dock, wharf, harbour or other place for the purpose of the proceeding to sea, the master of the ship—
(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F2
(b)subject to the next following subsection, shall cause a notice [F3to be posted up in some conspicuous place on board the ship, which shall be in such form and containing such particulars relating to the depth to which the ship is for the time being loaded as may be specified in regulations made by the Board of Trade under this Act;]
and, where such a notice has been posted up, the master of the ship shall cause it to be kept so posted up and legible until the ship arrives at some other dock, wharf, harbour or place.
(3)The regulations may exempt home trade ships, or any class of home trade ships specified in the regulations, from the requirements as to notices contained in the last preceding subsection.
(4)If the owner or master of a ship fails to comply with any requirement imposed on him by the preceding provisions of this section, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding [F4level 3 on the standard scale].
Textual Amendments
F1Word and s. 10(1)(b) repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36), s. 100, Sch. 5
F2S. 10(2)(a) repealed by Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36), s. 100, Sch. 5
F3Words substituted by Merchant Shipping Act 1970 (c. 36), Sch. 3 para. 12
F4Words substituted by virtue of (E.W.) Criminal Justice Act 1982 (c. 48, SIF 39:1), ss. 38, 46; (S.) Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21, SIF 39:1), ss. 289F, 289G and (N.I.) S.I. 1984/703 (N.I. 3), arts. 5, 6
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