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Article 71 Boarding of vessels

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

Any duly authorised officer of the undertaker may, on producing if so required their authority, enter and inspect a vessel in the harbour limits—

(a)

for the purposes of any enactment relating to the harbour authority or of any byelaw relating to the harbour authority or of any direction or byelaw of the harbour authority, including the enforcement thereof; or

(b)

to prevent or extinguish fire,

but, except in an emergency, no entry must be made under this article without 48 hours’ notice first having been given to the owner or the person appearing to have charge of the vessel; and the notice must have annexed to it a copy of this article.