80.
| (1) The master or owner of every importing vessel or his agent shall sign and leave at the office of the Ports Authority within fourteen days next after the final discharge of all goods imported in such vessel, a full and accurate list of the said goods, containing all particulars as to
| | (a) the gross weight, measurements, marks, numbers and contents of each package ; and | | |
| | (b) the names of the consignees according to the bills of lading or the names of the persons actually paying the freight for such goods. | | |
|
|
| (2) Any such master owner or agent who fails to sign and leave such list shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction by a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding rupees two thousand. |
|
| (3) The owner, charterer, consignor, agent or other person acting in the loading and clearing of every exporting vessel shall prepare a full and accurate list or manifest of all goods exported in such vessel, from the bills of lading and freight list thereof, and shall sign and leave at the office of the Ports Authority within fourteen days after such vessel has cleared from the port, a correct transcript of such list or manifest, distinguishing therein the names of the several shippers of such goods according to the bills of lading. |
|
| (4) Any such owner, charterer, consignor, agent or other person who fails to prepare such list or manifest, and to sign and deliver such transcript shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable, on conviction by a Magistrate to a fine not exceeding rupees one thousand. |
|
|
Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts