Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargoes) Regulations, 2004Part 4 : Special Requirements for Bulk Grain Cargoes13. International Grain Code |
| (1) | Subject to section 236(3) of the Act, every ship carrying a cargo of grain as defined in subsection (5) of that section must comply with the requirements of the International Grain Code. |
| (2) | Without limiting subregulation (1) or any other requirement of these regulations, the owner and master must ensure that— |
| (a) | a ship loading grain complies with the International Grain Code; and |
| (b) | subject to subregulation (3)(b), the ship has on board a document of authorisation as required by the International Grain Code. In the case of a South African ship, the document of authorisation is to be issued by the Authority. |
| (3) | No person may order grain to be loaded into a ship in the Republic unless that person is satisfied that— |
| (a) | the ship has on board a document of authorisation required by subregulation (2)(b); or |
| (b) | the master has demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Authority that the ship will, in its proposed loaded condition, comply with the appropriate requirements of the International Grain Code and has obtained a document to this effect signed by a surveyor. |
| (4) | Every owner or master who contravenes subregulation (2) commits an offence. |
| (5) | Every person who contravenes subregulation (3) commits an offence. |