Marine Pollution Prevention Act 1981 · As enacted · Part VII · Miscellaneous Provisions
26. Service of documents
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Where for the purposes of this Act any document is to be served on any person, that document may be served—
in any case, by delivering a copy thereof personally to the person to be served, or by leaving such copy at his known place of abode or by transmitting or sending such copy by post
;
if the document is to be served on the master of a ship (where there is a master), or on a person belonging to a ship, by leaving such document for him on board that ship with the person being or appearing to be in command or charge of the ship ;
and
if the document is to be served on the master of a ship, and there is no master and the ship is in
Sri Lanka waters, on the managing owner of the ship or, if there is no managing owner in Sri Lanka waters, on some agent of the owner residing in 38 57123 (81/08)
Sri Lanka or, where no such agent is known or can be found, by affixing a copy thereof in some conspicuous place in the ship.
Any person who obstructs the service on the master of a ship of any document under this Act relating to the detention of the ship as unseaworthy shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shail be lible to a fine not exceeding five thousand rupees.
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command of any ship or being in charge of any ship;
Any owner or master of a ship who is a party or privy to any obstruction referred to in subsection (2) shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five housand rupees, or to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceed-ing two years, or to both such fine and imprisonment.
owner
“ owner” means the person registered as the owner or in the absence of registration, the person owning or in possession;