(1) The owner of a Saint Lucian ship, or a share therein, in respect of which a certificate of sale or mortgage has been granted specifying the places where the power thereby given is to be exercised, may, by an instrument under his or her hand, authorise the Registrar of Ships by whom the certificate was granted to give notice to the proper officer at every such place that the certificate is revoked.
(2) Notice referred to in subsection (1) shall thereupon be given accordingly and be recorded by the proper officer receiving it, and after it is recorded, the certificate of sale or mortgage shall be deemed to be revoked in respect of any sale or mortgage to be thereafter made at that place.
(3) After it has been recorded, the notice referred to in subsection (1) shall be exhibited to every person applying for the purpose of effecting or obtaining a transfer or mortgage under the certificate.
(4) A proper officer, on recording any notice made under this section, shall inform the Registrar of Ships by whom the certificate of sale or mortgage was granted whether any previous exercise of the power to which the certificate refers has taken place.
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