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| (1) The owner, or the operator of a ship carrying more than two thousand metric tones of oil in bulk as cargo which enters or leaves a port in Sri Lanka or enters or leaves Sri Lanka waters or a terminal in Sri Lanka waters shall have in respect of that ship a valid certificate of insurance or other financial security such as the guarantee of a bank or a certificate delivered by an international fund which is acceptable to the Authority and if the ship is registered in a State which is a party to the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage 1969, a certificate issued by the appropriate authority of that State. |
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| (2) The certificate of insurance or other security required by subsection (1) in respect of a ship shall be carried in the ship and shall, on demand, be produced by the master to the Authority or any person authorized in that behalf by the Authority. |
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| (3) Where a ship enters or leaves or attempts to enter or leave a port in Sri Lanka or arrives at or leaves or at tempts to arrive at or leave Sri Lanka waters in contravention of subsection (1), the owner, operator or the master of such ship shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees. |
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| (4) Where a ship fails to carry, or the master of a ship fails to produce, a certificate as required by subsection (2), the owner, operator or the master of the ship shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees. |
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| (5) Where a ship attempts to leave a port in Sri Lanka in contravention of this section the ship may be detained by the Authority. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts