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Versions of s. 569(1)

S-9 — Canada Shipping Act · 1 version

Historical text comes from the Justice Laws point-in-time corpus and is unofficial — not the official version.

  1. 2003-01-01 to present available View Source

    When a steamship has sustained or caused any accident occasioning loss of life or any serious injury to any person, or has received any material damage affecting its seaworthiness or its efficiency either in its hull or in any part of its machinery, the owner or master shall, within twenty-four hours after the happening of the accident or damage, or as soon thereafter as possible, transmit to the Minister, by letter signed by the owner or master, a report of the accident or damage, and of the probable occasion thereof, stating the name of the ship, its official number, if any, the port to which it belongs and the place where it is.