Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 271

271. (1) The load line rules may make such provision as appears to the Minister to be appropriate for securing that exemption certificates which, in accordance with the Load Line Convention, are issued in respect of ships to which article 261 M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 133 applies, and are so issued by governments other than the Government of Malta, shall have, in such circumstances as may b e prescribed by the rules, the like effect for the purposes of th e load line provisions of this Act as if they were valid Convention certificates. (2) Certificates issued as mentio ned in sub-article (1) shall be included among the certificates to be called "International Loa d Line Exemption Certificates". Subdivision load lin es and deck cargo Subdivision load lines.