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| (1) Any authorized officer, either alone or with any other person, may go on board any ship in Ceylon whenever-
| | (a) he suspects that any offence under this Act has been or is about to be committed in any ship; or | | |
| | (b) he considers it necessary for him to do so in the discharge of any duty imposed on him by this Act or any other written law. | | |
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| (2) If a ship is registered in Ceylon, the powers conferred by this section may also be exercised outside Ceylon by a Consular officer of Ceylon, in addition to an authorized officer. |
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| (3) Any master of a ship who, without reasonable excuse, refuses to allow any officer to board such ship in the exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred rupees. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts