PART 3Certification
Issue and endorsement of documents by other governmentsI110
Where—
a
the Secretary of State has asked the government of a country which is party to SOLAS to conduct an audit of the safety management system operated onboard a United Kingdom ship;
b
that government is satisfied that it is appropriate to issue or endorse a relevant document in accordance with the ISM Code, pursuant to that request; and
c
that government has issued or endorsed such a document,
that document has the same effect for the purposes of United Kingdom law as if it had been issued or endorsed by the Secretary of State.