Section 35
Section 35
The proper officer of excise may refuse to grant clearance to any vessel until –
(a)
section 33 has been complied with; and
(b)
all charges and penalties due by such vessel or by the owner or master thereof and all duties payable in respect of any goods shipped therein have been duly paid, or their payment secured by such guarantee or by deposit at such rate as the proper officer of excise directs; or the agent, if any, of the vessel shall have delivered to the proper officer of excise a declaration in writing to the effect that he shall be liable for all such charges and penalties, and shall have furnished security for the discharge of the same if so required.
Vessels exempted from requiring clearance.