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| (1) Subject to any special provisions of this Act, the Director may prepare and sanction forms for any book, instrument or paper required under this Act, other than under Part II, and may from time to time make such alterations in those forms as he thinks fit. |
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| (2) The Director shall cause every such form to be sealed with his seal or marked with some other distinguishing mark, and before finally issuing any form or making any alteration in a form shall cause public notice thereof to be given in such manner as he thinks requisite to prevent inconvenience. |
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| (3) The Director may cause all such forms to be supplied to all customs houses and shipping offices in Ceylon, either free of charge or at such moderate prices as he may fix. |
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| (4) Every such book, instrument or paper required under this Act shall be made in the form (if any) approved by the Director, or as near thereto as circumstances permit, and unless so made shall not be admissible in evidence in any civil proceedings on the part of the owner or master of any ship. |
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| (5) Every such book, instrument or paper, if made in a form purporting to be the proper form and to be sealed in accordance with this section, shall be deemed to be in the form required by this Act, unless the contrary is proved. |
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