25. Amendment of section 207 of the principal enactment

Section 207 of the principal enactment is hereby amended, by the repeal of subsection (1) thereof and the substitution therefor, of the following:-

“(1) Where any ship, being in any port or place in

Sri Lanka, is found to be an unsafe ship, is, by reason of the defective condition of such ship’s hull, equipment, machinery, under manning, overloading or improper loading or any other condition that is not consistent with the Conventions as may be provided in this Act, unfit to proceed to sea without serious damage to human life having regard to the nature of the service for which such ship is intended, such ship may be provisionally detained for the purpose of being surveyed or rectifying the defective condition and either finally detained or released under section 208.”.