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| (1) Where any ship, being in any port in Ceylon, is an unsafe ship, that is to say, is, by reason of the defective condition of her hull, equipment, machinery, undermanning, overloading or improper loading, unfit to proceed to sea without serious damage to human life having regard to the nature of the service for which she is intended, such ship may be provisionally detained for the purpose of being surveyed or ascertaining the sufficiency of her crew, and either finally detained or released under section 208. |
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| (2) Nothing in this section shall affect any foreign ship not bound to a port in Ceylon, which comes into any port in Ceylon for any purpose, other than the purpose-
| | (a) of embarking or landing passengers; or | | |
| | (b) taking in or discharging coal or taking in bunkers. | | |
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