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Marine Traffic Act, 1981 (Act No. 2 of 1981)

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Marine Traffic Regulations, 1985

Chapter VII : Detention of Ships, Cargoes or Part Thereof

20. Return of service

 

(1) A detention officer who has served a Notice in terms of regulation 19, shall forthwith complete and sign a declaration in the form of Annexure B.

 

(2) The detention officer in subregulation (1) shall thereupon forthwith deliver the original of the Notice served by the detention officer, together with the return of service, to the principal officer who issued the Notice and a copy thereof to each of the following persons:
(a) the consular representative in the Republic, if any, of the state in which the vessel is registered;
(b) the vessel's agent in the Republic, if any;
(c) the Commissioner for Customs and Excise or other proper officer of customs at the harbour where the vessel is anchored, moored or berthed; and
(d) the harbour authority or other authority, if any, who has jurisdiction or control over the sea where the vessel is anchored, moored or berthed.

 

[Regulation 20 substituted by section 18 of the Marine Traffic Amendment Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 4132, GG55299, dated 4 September 2026]