S.L. 234.56 Art. 7Power to inspect and detain.

(1) The Registrar-General, or an appropriate inspector, may inspect any ship to which these regulations apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 11 of the EU Regulation.

(2) If satisfied that the ship is not in compliance with the provisions of these regulations and the applicable requirements of the EU Regulation, the Registrar-General shall take such steps as are considered necessary to ensure that the ship shall not sail until it can be ensured that the ship is in compliance with the provisions of these regulations and the applicable requirements of the EU Regulation, including warn, detain, dismiss or exclude the said ship from Maltese ports.

(3) In the case of a non-Maltese ship, if the Registrar-General takes such steps as specified in sub-regulation (2) hereof, the Registrar-General shall forthwith notify the ship’s flag State competent Authority or consular or diplomatic representative of the flag State of the ship.

(4) For the purposes of this regulation, the provisions of article 154(2) and (3) of the Act shall apply mutatis mutandis to the Registrar-General and to appropriate inspectors.