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Shipping and Port Control

[1986 Ed.

Restriction on carrying out repairs or breaking up of vessels.

Safe atmosphere.

Directions regarding repairs

or breaking up of vessels.

(3) Any person who-

(a) without reasonable excuse fails to comply with any require- ment of the Director or an inspector in pursuance of this section;

(b) without reasonable excuse fails to produce any register, certificate or other document which he is required in pursuance of this Part to produce;

(c) without reasonable excuse withholds any information as to who is the owner or master of, or person having control over, the vessel, or the owner of any machinery, equipment or appliance provided or used for the carrying out of any works,

commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $10,000 and to imprisonment for 6 months.

40. (1) Subject to subsection (2), no owner or master of, or other person having control over, a vessel shall, except with the written permission of the Director, carry out, or cause to be carried out, any repairs to, or break up, the vessel.

(2) The Director may by notice in the Gazette specify any type of repairs to a vessel in respect of which permission under subsec- tion (1) is not required.

(3) Any person who without reasonable excuse contravenes subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years.

41. (1) Where a vessel is being repaired or broken up, the person in charge of works shall not-

(a) provide or use, or cause to be provided or used, any machinery, equipment or appliance that is capable of providing an ignition source; or

(b) carry out, or cause to be carried out, any works that involve welding or burning, the use of blow lamps, braziers or other devices using combustible materials,

in an atmosphere containing flammable vapours, flammable gases or explosive dusts.

(2) A person in charge of works who contravenes subsec- tion (1) commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $20,000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.

42. (1) The Director may direct any person who, in the opinion of the Director, is the owner or master of a vessel, or who claims or appears to the Director to exercise control over a vessel, that is to be repaired or broken up or is being repaired or broken up, or who is in charge of the repairs or the breaking up of a vessel-