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| (1) Any person generally or specially authorized in that behalf by the Authority may-
| | (a) require the master, operator or agent of any ship that is within Sri Lanka waters or is about to enter such waters to provide information"
| | | (i) concerning the condition of the ship, its machinery and equipment, |
| (ii) concerning the nature and quality of its cargo, |
| (iii) concerning the cargo and fuel and the manner in which and the locations in which the cargo and fuel of the ship are stored; and |
| (iv) on such other matters relating to the ship or its cargo as may be required by the Authority ; |
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| | (b) board any ship that is within Sri Lanka waters and conduct such inspections and tests as will enable him to determine whether the ship complies with the requirements laid down by this Act or regulations made thereunder; | | |
| | (c) inspect any records required to be kept in respect of any ship by this Act or regulations made thereunder and cause any entry in any such record to be copied and may require the person by whom the records are to be kept to certify the copy as a true copy of the entry ; | | |
| | (d) visit any off-shore installation, apparatus, pipe line or place on land and conduct such inspection as would enable him to determine whether such offshore installation, apparatus, pipe line or place on land complies with the requirements laid down by this Act or regulations made thereunder ; | | |
| | (e) order any ship to proceed out of Sri Lanka waters by such route and in such manner as he may direct, and to remain outside such waters or to proceed to and moor, anchor or remain for a reasonable time specified by him in a place selected by him within Sri Lanka waters"
| | | (i) if he suspects on reasonable grounds, that the ship fails to comply with any regulation made under this Act that is or may be applicable to it, or |
| (ii) if, by reason of weather, visibility, or sea conditions, the condition of the ship or any of its equipment or any deficiency in its complement or the nature and condition of its cargo, he is satisfied that such an order is justified and would prevent the discharge, escape or dumping of any oil or other pollutant. |
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| (2) Any person exercising any powers conferred by this section shall not unreasonably detain or delay the ship from proceeding on any voyage. |
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| (3) The Minister may by regulation stipulate any fees that may be charged for carrying out any tests on the equipment and machinery required to be fitted to the ship by this Act or regulations made thereunder. |
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| (4) Where the Authority is informed that a substantial quantity of oil or other pollutant has been discharged, or has escaped or has been dumped into Sri Lanka waters or where such Authority is satisfied that a grave and imminent danger of a substantial discharge, escape or dumping of oil or other pollutant into Sri Lanka waters exists, the Authority may-"
| | (a) order all ships within a specified area in Sri Lanka to report their positions to the Authority; | | |
| | (b) order any ship or instruct the owner, operator or person in charge of any apparatus, pipe line, offshore installation or place on land to take such steps as may be necessary to control or contain the oil or other pollutant or to take part in the cleaning up of such pollution. | | |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts