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| (1) All owners and masters of Ceylon ships shall obey the collision regulations, and shall not carry or exhibit any other lights or use any other fog signals than such as are prescribed by those regulations. |
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| (2) If an infringement of the collision regulations is caused by the willful default of the master or owner of a ship he shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees. |
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| (3) If any damage to person or property arises from the non-observance by any ship of any of the collision regulations, the damage shall be deemed to have been occasioned by the willful default of the person in charge of the deck of the ship at the time, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the court that the circumstances of the case made a departure from the regulations necessary. |
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| (4) Sub-sections (1) and (2) shall apply to the owners and pilots of seaplanes on the surface of water as they apply to the owners and masters of ships, and sub-section (3) shall apply to the pilot or other person in charge of a seaplane as it applies to the person in charge of the deck of a ship. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts