Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter V : Safety of Ships and Life at SeaPart III : Safety of navigation227. Production of certificates to officers of customs |
| (1) | The master of any ship which is at any port in the Republic shall produce to the officer of customs from whom a clearance for that ship is requested— |
| (a) | if she is a ship to which section two hundred or two hundred and three applies, the certificate or certificates which in terms of those sections must be on board that ship; or |
| (b) | if she is a load line ship registered in the Republic, the certificate which in terms of section two hundred and twelve must be on board that ship; or |
| (c) | if she is a load line ship not registered in the Republic, the certificate which in terms of section two hundred and nineteen must be on board that ship; or |
| (d) | if she is a load line ship carrying a deck cargo of timber, a certificate issued under subsection (1) of section two hundred and thirty-seven. |
| (2) | If the certificate or certificates required to be produced by or under subsection (1) are not produced, the ship shall be detained until such certificate or certificates are produced. |