Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter VI : Special Shipping Enquiries and Courts of Enquiry and Courts of Survey278. Powers of court of survey |
A court of survey or, if an appeal has been referred to an expert or experts under section two hundred and eighty-two, that expert or those experts, may, if the appeal is against—
| (a) | any statement in a report by a surveyor, dismiss the appeal, in which event the statement shall stand, or uphold the appeal and cancel or vary the statement; or |
| (b) | any notice given by a surveyor, dismiss the appeal and confirm that notice or uphold the appeal and set aside the notice; or |
| (c) | the refusal by a surveyor to grant a certificate, dismiss the appeal and confirm that refusal or uphold the appeal and grant the certificate. |