# The Public Health (Ships) Regulations 1979, Regulation 19


Upon receipt of an application in writing from the owner of a ship in an approved port, or from the master acting for and on behalf of the owner, for a Deratting Certificate or a Deratting Exemption Certificate in respect of the ship, the authorised officer shall take any steps which he considers necessary to satisfy himself that the ship is kept in such a condition that it is free of rodents and the plague vector, or at a designated approved port give directions for the deratting of the ship, as the case may require, and, on being satisfied as to the condition of the ship or that the deratting has been properly carried out, he shall issue the appropriate Certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1979/1435/regulation/19 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/public-health-ships-regulations-1979/regulation-19
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