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| (1) For the purpose of section 213,, the Court shall require-
| | | (b) if a Surveyor cannot be obtained without unreasonable expense or delay or is not in the opinion of the Court competent to deal with the special circumstances of the case, then, any other impartial Surveyor appointed by the Court and having no interest in the ship, her freight or cargo, | | |
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| (2) A Surveyor appointed under sub-section (1) to survey any ship shall-
| | | (b) make a written report thereon to the Court; and | | |
| | (c) include in his written report an answer to every question put to him by the Court. | | |
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| (3) On receiving a report under sub-section (2), the Court shall-
| | (a) communicate the report to the parties; and | | |
| | (b) unless the opinions expressed in the report are proved to the satisfaction of the Court to be erroneous, determine the question before it in accordance with those opinions. | | |
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| (4) Any person making a survey of a ship under this section shall have for the purposes thereof all the powers conferred on an inspector by section 314. |
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