S.L. 499.1 Art. 31Notification of hulk or wreck.

(1) Within forty-eight hours of a hulk, wreck or wreckage coming to lie in any port its master, owner or agent shall notify the

Authority of the exact position and give all details and such other information as the Authority may require in connection with such hulk, wreck or wreckage.

(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of other regulations the master, owner, or agent of the hulk, wreck or wreckage shall inform the Authority of the intentions and programme for the removal of the hulk, wreck or wreckage. This information must reach the Authority within fifteen days of the hulk, wreck or wreckage coming to lie in any port but such time limit may be extended by the Authority after receiving a written application from the owner, master or agent.

(3) The master, owner or agent of a hulk, wreck or wreckage which has been lying in a port for more than forty-eight hours before the coming into force of this regulation shall comply with the provisions of subregulations (1) and (2).