Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Chapter II : Recording, Registering and Licensing of Ships

17. Tonnage once ascertained to be the tonnage of ship
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Whenever the tonnage of a ship has been ascertained and recorded in accordance  with this Act, that tonnage shall be the tonnage of the ship unless any alteration is made in the form or capacity of the ship, or unless it is discovered that the tonnage of the ship has been erroneously computed, in either of which cases the ship shall be resurveyed, and her tonnage redetermined in accordance with this Act.

 

[Section 17 substituted by item 5 (Schedule 2) of Act No. 58 of 1998]