(1)The maximum period for which a pilotage exemption certificate may be suspended is 28 days.
(2)But if a harbour authority has suspended a person's certificate and is considering whether to revoke it, the authority may by written notice extend the suspension for a single period of up to 28 days.
(3)A suspended certificate may be revoked (on the same or different grounds).
(4)Before revoking a person's certificate a harbour authority must—
(a)give the person written warning, stating the reasons for the proposed revocation, and
(b)allow the person a reasonable opportunity to make representations.
(5)A competent harbour authority which has suspended or revoked a certificate may pay compensation to any person who has suffered, or is likely to suffer, loss as a result.]
Textual Amendments
F1Ss. 8A, 8B inserted (1.10.2013) by Marine Navigation Act 2013 (c. 23), Ss. 3(1), 13; S.S.I. 2013/254, art. 2; S.I. 2013/1489, art. 3; S.S.I. 2013/254, art. 2; S.I. 2013/1489, art. 3