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| (1) The Minister may (without prejudice to the powers conferred on him by section 139) make regulations for preventing collisions at sea (in this Act referred to as " collision regulations "), and may thereby regulate the lights to be carried and exhibited, the fog signals to be carried and used, and the steering and sailing rules to be observed by all Ceylon ships wherever they may be. |
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| (2) The power of the Minister under sub-section (1) shall include power to make regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea-
| | (a) between seaplanes on the surface of the water; and | | |
| | (b) between ships and seaplanes on the surface of the water. | | |
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| (3) Regulations made under sub-section (1) together with the provisions of this Part relative thereto or otherwise relating to collisions shall be observed by all ships and seaplanes of foreign registry within Ceylon waters, and in any case before a Court in Ceylon concerning an infringement of the collision regulations arising within Ceylon waters, foreign ships and seaplanes shall be treated as if they were ships and seaplanes registered in Ceylon. |
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