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Changes over time for: Section 287


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Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 287 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 06 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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287 Admissibility in evidence and inspection of certain documents.U.K.
(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—
(a)documents purporting to be submissions to or decisions by superintendents or proper officers under section 33;
(b)the official log book of any ship kept under section 77 and, without prejudice to section 288(2), 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)crew agreements, lists of crews made under section 78 and notices given under Part III of additions to or changes in crew agreements and lists of crews;
(d)returns or reports under section 108;
(e)documents transmitted to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen under section 298.
(2)A certificate issued under section 47 shall be admissible in evidence.
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