Section 42: Evidence of register book, certificate of registration and other documents.

The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Central Act · Act 24 of 2025

(1) A person may on application to the Registrar and on payment of such fees as may be prescribed, inspect any register book, and may obtain a certified copy of any entry in the register book.

(2) A certified copy of an entry in a register book shall be admissible in evidence in any court and have the same effect to all intents as the original entry in the register book of which it is a copy.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
Section	42
Marginal note	Evidence of register book, certificate of registration and other documents.
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source

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