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The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008

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Miscellaneous provisions relating to Sewage Certificates

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18.—(1) The Secretary of State may cancel a Sewage Certificate issued in respect of a ship to which this paragraph applies, where the Secretary of State has reason to believe that—

(a)the Sewage Certificate was issued on false or erroneous information; or

(b)since the completion of any survey required by these Regulations, the structure, equipment or machinery of the ship has sustained damage or is otherwise deficient.

(2) The Secretary of State may require that a Sewage Certificate, issued in respect of a ship to which this paragraph applies, and which has expired or has been suspended or cancelled, is to be surrendered within such time and in such manner as the Secretary of State may in writing direct.

(3) In relation to a ship to which this paragraph applies, no person may—

(a)intentionally alter a Sewage Certificate;

(b)intentionally make a false Sewage Certificate;

(c)knowingly or recklessly provide false information in connection with a survey required under these Regulations;

(d)with intent to deceive, use or lend a Sewage Certificate or permit a Sewage Certificate to be used by another person;

(e)fail to surrender a Sewage Certificate when required to do so pursuant to paragraph (2); or

(f)in Scotland, forge a Sewage Certificate.

(4) The owner and master of a ship, in respect of which a Sewage Certificate has been issued and in relation to which this paragraph applies, must ensure that the Certificate is readily available on board the ship for examination at all times.

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