Section 127: Carriage of dangerous goods

127. Carriage of dangerous goods (1) No person shall send or carry any dangerous goods in any ship, except in accordance with this Sub-Part and any regulations made under this Act. (2) No person shall send by or carry in a Mauritius ship any dangerous goods without first distinctly marking their nature on the outside of their outermost package in such manner as may be prescribed and giving written notice of the nature of the goods and of the name and address of the sender to the master or owner of the ship at or before the time of sending such goods to be shipped or carried on board the ship. (3) The master or owner of a ship may refuse to take on board any package or parcel that he suspects might contain any dangerous goods and may require the package to be opened to ascertain its nature. (4) Where any dangerous goods, or any goods that, in the opinion of the master or owner of the ship, are dangerous goods, have been sent on board any ship without the marking or the written notice described in subsection (2), the master or owner of the ship may cause the goods, together with [Issue 2] M62 – 64 Revised Laws of Mauritius any package or container, to be thrown overboard; and neither the master nor the owner of the ship shall be subject to any civil or criminal liability in any Court in respect of such action. Sub-Part IV – Unsafe Ships