Public Service Commission Act, 1997
R 385
Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)SchedulesSecond ScheduleArticle V : Carriage of persons in emergency |
| (a) | For the purpose of evacuating persons in order to avoid a threat to the security of their lives a Contracting Government may permit the carriage of a larger number of persons in its ships than is otherwise permissible under the present Convention. |
| (b) | Such permission shall not deprive other Contracting Governments of any right of control under the present Convention over such ships which come within their ports. |
| (c) | Notice of any such permission, together with a statement of the circumstances, shall be sent to the secretary-general of the Organization by the Contracting Government granting such permission. |
