1973 Ed.]
Merchant Shipping (Trawler Survey)
Regulations
[CAP. 281
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7. The Director shall, on receipt of a declaration of survey, issue to the owner, agent or master applying for the same a certificate of survey in Form 2 in the Second Schedule.
8. The owner, agent or master of a trawler shall cause the certificate of survey in respect of the trawler to be exhibited in some conspicuous part of the trawler while the certificate remains in force and the trawler is in use.
9. A certificate of survey shall, subject to regulation 10, be issued for a period not exceeding twelve months.
10. (1) The Director may, on receipt of the prescribed fee, extend the validity of a certificate of survey for a period not exceeding two months from the date of expiry.
(2) An application for an extension of a certificate of survey shall be made before the expiry of the certificate of survey.
11. (1) If the Director is satisfied that a certificate of survey has been lost, destroyed or defaced he may, on receipt of the prescribed fee, issue a duplicate certificate of survey.
(2) A duplicate certificate of survey issued under paragraph (1) shall be endorsed in a conspicuous place with the word "Duplicate".
12. (1) The Director may cancel a certificate of survey if he has reason to believe that-
(a) the declaration of survey has been fraudulently or erroneously made;
(b) the certificate of survey has been issued upon false or erroneous information;
(c) since the making of the declaration of survey, the hull, machinery or equipment of the trawler has sustained injury or has become otherwise insufficient; or
(d) the certificated trawling master is not properly maintaining the hull, machinery and equipment of the trawler.
(2) As soon as possible after the cancellation of a certificate of survey, the Director shall, by notice in writing served either personally or by registered post, inform the owner, agent or master of the trawler of the cancellation and of the reasons therefor.
(3) If a certificate of survey is cancelled on any ground specified in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c), the Director may require the owner, agent or master to apply to have the hull, machinery or equipment of the trawler surveyed again and may, on receipt of a declaration of survey, re-issue the certificate of survey or issue a new certificate of survey.
[Subsidiary]
Issue of certificate of survey. Second Schedule.
Display of certificate of survey.
Duration of certificate of survey.
Extension of certificate of survey.
Issue of duplicate certificate of survey.
Cancellation of certificate of survey.