16.—(1) The Secretary of State, when requested to do so by a Contracting State other than the United Kingdom, may cause a survey to be carried out in respect of a Contracting State ship.
(2) The Secretary of State must issue a Sewage Certificate for a ship for which a survey described in paragraph (1) has been carried out, if—
(a)the Secretary of State is satisfied that the requirements of Annex IV are complied with; and
(b)any fee due under the Merchant Shipping (Fees) Regulations 2018 has been paid.
(3) The Secretary of State must, as soon as possible after the completion of a survey carried out under paragraph (1), send to the Contracting State who made the request a copy of—
(a)the Sewage Certificate issued pursuant to that paragraph; and
(b)the report of the survey.
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 16 in force at 22.7.2020, see reg. 1(2)