Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 320

320. (1) The Civil Court, First Hall, may remove the master of any Maltese ship if that removal is shown to the satisfaction o f the court to be necessary. (2) The removal may be made upon the request, by way of application, of any owner or bareboat charterer of the ship or his agent, or of the consignee of the ship, or of any certificated mate, or of one-third or more of the crew of the ship. (3) The court may appoint a new master instead of the one removed, but where the owner, bareboat charterer, agent or consignee of the ship is in Malta, such appointment shall not be made withou t the consent of that owner or that bareboat charterer, agent or consignee. Power as to certificates of the court holding investigation or inquiry. Amended by: XXIV .1995.362.