Merchant Shipping Act, 1992

Revocation and suspension of certificate.

9.—(1) If the Minister is satisfied that—

(a) a declaration of survey on which a certificate was founded was in any material particular made erroneously,

(b) information furnished to the Minister in relation to the issue of a certificate was false or misleading in a material particular, or

(c) since the making of such a declaration as aforesaid, the hull, equipment or machinery of the vessel concerned has suffered any damage or the vessel has become unsuitable for the carriage of passengers or for the carriage of themaximum number of passengers specified in the certificate or for plying to the limits so specified,

he may, if he considers it appropriate to do so, revoke the certificate.

(2) The Minister may, if he considers it appropriate to do so, revoke or suspend a certificate if there is a failure or refusal to comply with a condition, restriction or requirement specified in the certificate.

(3) If a certificate is suspended, the Minister may, if he so thinks fit, refuse to remove the suspension unless the vessel concerned has been surveyed and a declaration of survey in respect of it has been delivered to its owner since the suspension.