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| (1) For the purpose of seeing that the: provisions of this Act and any subsidiary legislation made thereunder are duly complied with, an authorized officer may at all reasonable times inspect any ship and its equipment or any part thereof, any articles on board the ship and any document carried in the ship in pursuance of this Act or any international convention relating to merchant shipping to which Ceylon is a party; and if the 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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| (2) A person exercising powers under this section-
| | (a) shall not unnecessarily detain or delay a ship; | | |
| | (b) may, if he considers it necessary in consequence of an accident, or for any other reason, require a ship to be taken into dock for a survey of its hull or machinery. | | |
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| (3) Where an authorized officer has reasonable grounds for believing that there are on any premises provisions or water intended for supply to a ship registered or licensed in Ceylon which, if provided on such ship would not be in accordance with any regulations made under section 127, he may enter such premises and inspect the provisions or water for the purpose of ascertaining whether they would be in accordance with such regulations. |
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| (4) Any person who-
shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred rupees. | | (a) obstructs an authorized officer in the exercise of his powers under this section; | | |
| | (b) fails without reasonable cause to comply with any requirement made under sub-section (2); or | | |
| | (c) refuses or fails to give an authorized officer reasonable facilities for the exercise of his powers under this section, | | |
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