Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 225

225. (1) The owner or mast er of a ship in respect of which any certificate issued under the for egoing provisions of this Part of this Act is in force shall, as soon a s possible after any alteration is made in the ship’s hull, equipment, appliances or machinery affectin g the efficiency thereof or the seaworthiness of the ship, give writt en notice to the Minister containing full particulars of the alter ation. (2) If notice of any alteration is not given as required by this article, the owner or master of the ship shall be liable to a f ine (multa) not exceeding one hundred units. (3) If the Minister has reason t o believe that since the making of the last declaration of surve y in respect of any ship as afo resaid- M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 111 (a) any such alteration has been made as is mentioned in sub-article (1); or (b) the hull, equipment, appliances or machinery of the ship have sustained an i njury or are otherwise insufficient, the Minister may , without prejudice to his powers under article 228, require the ship to be again surveyed to such extent as h e thinks fit, and, if such requirement is not complied with, may cancel any certificate issued in respect of the ship under the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act. (4) For the purpose of this artic le the expression "alteration" in relation to anything includes t he renewal of any part of it. Duration of certificates. Amended by: XXII. 2000.88.