Vessel not to proceed to sea without valid pollution prevention certificates.

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Part VII PREVENTION AND CONTAINMENT OF POLLUTION FROM VESSEL AND RESPONSE

Statutory text

(1) No vessel shall proceed to sea unless such vessel is in possession of valid certificates required under the convention or agreement or treaty referred to in section 134.
(2) A vessel shall carry a valid certificate onboard and shall be subject to inspection while at a port in India by the surveyor or an authorised person in such manner as may be prescribed: Provided that nothing in this sub-section shall be construed as limiting the powers of any officer under any other law for the time being in force from boarding and inspecting the vessel or its equipment.
(3) If the inspection under this section reveals that a vessel does not have a valid certificate onboard or whose condition or equipment's condition does not meet the particulars of the certificate onboard, the vessel may be detained by order by a proper officer until proceedings are concluded under this

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