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| (1) Every Ceylon ship shall before registry be marked permanently and conspicuously to the satisfaction of the Registrar as follows: -
| | (a) the name of the ship shall be marked on each of the bows of the ship, and the name of the ship and the name of the port of registry of such ship shall be marked on the stern of the ship, on a dark ground in white or yellow letters, or on a light ground in black letters, such letters to be of a length not less than four inches, and of proportionate breadth; | | |
| | (b) the official number and the number denoting the registered tonnage of the ship shall be cut in on the main beam of the ship; | | |
| | (c) a scale of feet denoting the draught of water of the ship shall be marked on each side of the stem and of the stern post of the ship in Roman capital letters or in figures, not less than six inches in length, the lower line of such letters or figures to coincide with the draught line denoted thereby, and those letters or figures shall be marked by being cut in and painted white or yellow on a dark ground, or in such other way as the Registrar approves. | | |
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| (2) The Chief Registrar may exempt any class of ships from all or any of the requirements of this section. |
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| (3) If the scale of feet showing the ship's draught of water is in any respect inaccurate, so as to be likely to mislead, the owner of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees. |
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| (4) The marks required by this section shall be permanently continued, and no alteration shall be made therein, except in the event of any of the particulars thereby denoted being altered in the manner provided by this Act. |
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| (5) If any owner or master of a Ceylon ship neglects to cause his ship to be marked as required by this section, or to keep her so marked, or if any person conceals, removes, alters, defaces or obliterates or suffers any other person under his control to conceal, remove, alter, deface or obliterate any of the said marks, except in the event aforesaid, or except for the purpose of escaping capture by an enemy, that owner, master or other person shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees; and on a certificate from a Surveyor that a ship is insufficiently or inaccurately marked the ship may be detained until the insufficiency or inaccuracy has been remedied. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts