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| (1) Subject to any exemption granted under this Part, a ship registered in Ceylon shall not go or attempt to go to sea, unless-
| | (a) the ship has been surveyed in accordance with the Load Line Regulations; | | |
| | (b) the ship is marked with a deck line and a load line in accordance with those Regulations; and | | |
| | (c) the ship complies with those Regulations. | | |
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| (2) If any ship goes or attempts to go to sea in contravention of sub-section (1), the owner or the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts