Cap. 234 Art. 271International Load Line Exemption Certificates.

(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 applies, and are so issued by governments other than the Government of Malta, shall have, in such circumstances as may be prescribed by the rules, the like effect for the purposes of the load line provisions of this Act as if they were valid Convention certificates.

(2) Certificates issued as mentioned in sub-article (1) shall be included among the certificates to be called "International Load Line Exemption Certificates".

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