Marine Pollution Act 2012
132Cargo record book to be retained for two years
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132 Cargo record book to be retained for two years
132 Cargo record book to be retained for two years
(1) The owner of a ship must ensure that the ship’s cargo record book is, at least until the expiration of a period of two years after the day on which the book is required to be retained on the ship in accordance with section 131—
(a) retained—
(i) on the ship, or
(ii) at the registered office in the State of the owner, or
(b) if the owner does not reside in the State and does not have an office or agent in the State, deposited with an officer prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section.
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of an individual—$22,000, or
(b) in the case of a corporation—$110,000.
(2) The owner of a ship must ensure that the ship’s cargo record book is made readily available for inspection at all reasonable times at least until the expiration of the period referred to in subsection (1).
Maximum penalty—
(a) in the case of an individual—$22,000, or
(b) in the case of a corporation—$110,000.
(3) The owner of a ship who resides in the State, or has an office or agent in the State, may from time to time furnish to an officer prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this section notice, in writing, of an address, being the address of—
(a) the place in the State at which the owner so resides, or
(b) the office in the State or, if there is more than one office in the State, the principal office in the State of the owner, or
(c) the office or place of residence in the State of the owner’s agent or, if the agent has more than one office in the State, the principal office in the State of the agent.
(4) For the purposes of this section, the registered office of an owner of a ship is the place or office for which an address is furnished for the time being under subsection (3) as the registered office in the State of the owner of the ship.
Editor’s note.
See Reg 15.5 of Annex II of MARPOL.
Am 2021 No 8, Schs 1.1[55], 1.2[155] [157].