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| (1) A Ceylon ship shall not be described by any name, other than that by which she is for the time being registered. |
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| (2) A change shall not be made in the name of a Ceylon ship except in the prescribed manner. |
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| (3) A Registrar may, in accordance with the provisions of any regulations made under this Act, refuse the registry of any ship by the name by which it is proposed to register that ship if it is already the name of a registered Ceylon ship or a name so similar as is calculated or likely to deceive. |
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| (4) If the registry of a ship by the name by which it is proposed to register that ship is refused by a Registrar, or if any requirements of the regulations are not complied with in the case of any ship which it is proposed to register, that ship shall not be registered under the name proposed, or until the regulations are complied with, as the case may be. |
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| (5) If any person acts or suffers any other person under his control to act in contravention of this section or omits to do or suffers any other person under his control to omit to do, anything required by this section the ship may be detained, until the provisions of this section are complied with. |
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