405HTonnage Measurement Convention country may request Authority to issue certificate

405H Tonnage Measurement Convention country may request Authority to issue certificate

(1) Upon receipt of a request by the government of a Tonnage Measurement Convention country for the issue of an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) in respect of a ship that is registered in that country and a ship to which the Tonnage Measurement Convention applies, the Authority may: (a) cause the tonnage of the ship to be measured under the regulations or orders; and (b) issue, or cause to be issued, an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) in respect of the ship. (2) A certificate issued under this section: (a) shall contain a statement to the effect that it has been issued at the request of the government of the country in which the ship is registered; and (b) has effect, for the purposes of this Act, as if it had been issued by that government.