Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter IX : Offences, Penal Provisions and Legal Procedure338. No clearance to be granted to detained ship |
Whenever in terms of this Act a ship must be or has been detained an officer of customs shall, and whenever in terms of this Act a ship may be detained an officer of customs may, refuse to grant a clearance to that ship.