Section 22Part 2 — REGISTRATION OF SHIPS
Custody of certificate
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22. (1) The certificate of registry shall be used only for the lawful navigation of the ship, and shall not be subject to removal from the ship by reason of any title, lien, charge or interest whatever had or claimed by any owner, mortgagee or other person to, on or in the ship.
If a person, whether interested in the ship or not, refuses on request to surrender the certificate of registry when the certificate is in the person’s possession or under the person’s control —
to the person entitled to the custody thereof for the purposes of the lawful navigation of the ship; or
to the Registrar of Shipping, a court of competent jurisdiction, may summon the person so refusing to appear before the court, and to be examined on such refusal, and unless it is proved to the satisfaction of that court that there was reasonable cause for the refusal, that person commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine of three thousand dollars.
If it is shown to the court under subsection (2) that the certificate is lost, the person summoned in accordance with that subsection shall be discharged and the court shall certify that the certificate of registry is lost.
If the person summoned by the court does not appear, or the summons of the court cannot be served, the court shall certify the fact and the same proceedings may then be taken as in the case of a certificate mislaid, lost or destroyed, or as near thereto as circumstances permit.