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| (1) Where a receiver of wrecks is not present, the following officers or persons in succession, each in the absence of the others, and in the order in which they are named, may do anything by this Part authorized to be done by such receiver, namely-
| | (a) any chief officer of customs; | | |
| | (b) any Master Attendant; | | |
| | (c) any Government Agent; | | |
| | | (e) any Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent of Police; | | |
| | (f) any Divisional Revenue Officer; | | |
| | (g) any officer of the armed forces of Ceylon. | | |
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| (2) An officer acting under sub-section (1)-
| | (a) shall, with respect to any goods or articles belonging to a vessel, the delivery of which to a receiver of wrecks is required by this Part, be considered the agent of the receiver; | | |
| | (b) shall place such goods and articles in the custody of the receiver; | | |
| | (c) shall not be entitled to any fees payable to receivers; | | |
| | (d) shall not be deprived by reason of his so acting of any right to salvage to which he would otherwise be entitled. | | |
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