Section 34: Provision as to ships
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34. Provision as to ships
(1) For the purposes of this Part, a ship or vessel lying in any river, harbour, creek, or other inland waters of Mauritius, shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Sanitary Authority in the same manner as if it were a house.
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(2) The master or other officer in charge of a ship shall be deemed for
the purposes of this Part to be the occupier of the ship or vessel.
(3) This section shall not apply to—
(a) a Government naval vessel; or
(b) a ship or vessel belonging to a foreign Government.
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- Does this Act treat a ship in Mauritian waters like a house for sanitation purposes?