Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 272

272. Where in pursuance of the law of any country made for the purpose of giving effect to the international convention entitl ed the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed i n London on 10th June, 1948, a passe nger ship to which the load l ine provisions of this Act apply is marked with subdivision load li nes, and the lowest of those lines is lower than the line which, apa rt from this article, would be the appropriate load line for the purposes of article 253 in the case of a Maltese ship, or for t he purposes of article 263 in the case of a foreign ship, those ar ticles shall have effect as if that subdivision load line were the appropriate load line for the purposes of those articles. Deck cargo. Amended by: XIII.1983.5; XXII. 2000.2.