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Merchant Shipping Act 1970

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75Admissibility in evidence and inspection of certain documents

(1)The following documents shall be admissible in evidence and, when in the custody of the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen, shall be open to public inspection, that is to say.—

(a)crew agreements, lists of crews made under section 69 of this Act and notices given under this Act of additions to or changes in crew agreements and lists of crews;

(b)the official log book of any ship kept under section 68 of this Act and, without prejudice to section 695(2) of the [1894 c. 60.] Merchant Shipping Act 1894, any document purporting to be a copy of an entry therein and to be certified as a true copy by the master of the ship;

(c)documents purporting to be submissions to or decisions by superintendents or proper officers under section 10 of this Act;

(d)returns or reports under section 72 of this Act or under regulations made under section 19 of this Act.

(2)A certificate issued under section 43 of this Act shall be admissible in evidence.

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