# Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 1995, Paragraph 23

Extent: S

After section 60 there shall be inserted the following section—
“ Proceedings under the Merchant Shipping Acts.
60A In any proceedings under the Merchant Shipping Acts it shall not be necessary to produce the official register of the ship referred to in the proceedings in order to prove the nationality of the ship, but the nationality of the ship as stated in the indictment shall, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, be presumed.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/20/schedule/6/paragraph/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-1995/schedule-6/paragraph-23
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