Cap. 234 ст. 297Application of collision regulations beyond Maltese jurisdiction.

Whenever it is made to appear to the Minister that the government of any foreign country is willing that the collision regulations, or the foregoing provisions of this Part of this Act relating thereto or otherwise relating to collisions, or any of those regulations or provisions, should apply to the ships of that country when beyond the limits of Maltese territorial waters, the Minister may by order in the Gazette direct that those regulations and provisions shall, subject to any limitations of time, conditions and qualifications contained in the order, apply to the ships of the country aforesaid, whether within Maltese territorial or inland waters or not, and that such ships shall, for the purposes of such regulations and provisions, be treated as if they were Maltese ships.