Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 257

257. (1) The load line rules may make provision for determining the period during which any certificate issued unde r article 255 is to remain in force, including: (a) provision enabling the period for which any such certificate is originally issu ed to be extended within such limits and in such circumstances as may be 126 CAP. 234.] MERCHANT SHIPPING prescribed by the rules; and (b) provision for cancelling an y such certificate in such circumstances as may be so prescribed. (2) While any such certificate is i n force in respect of a ship, there shall be endorsed on the certificate such information rel ating to - (a) periodical inspections of the ship in accordance with the load line rules, and (b) any extension of the peri od for which the certificate was issued, as may be prescrib ed by the rules. Ship not to proceed to sea without load line certificate. Amended by:  XIII. 1983.5; XXII. 2000.2.