Section 223: Owner may appeal if surveyor refuses declaration

(1)
Subject to the provisions of this section, if the owner of a ship is aggrieved by the declaration of survey of a surveyor, or by the refusal of the surveyor to give the declaration. the owner may appeal in the prescribed manner to the Minister.
(2)
On receipt of an appeal under subsection (1) of this section the Minister shall convene a Board of Survey, or refer the appeal to a scientific Referee under this Act at the port at which or nearest to the place, where the ship is, for the time being.
(3)
The Board of survey or the scientific Referee as the case may be, shall investigate and make a report to the Minister and the Minister may, if satisfied that the requirements of the report and of the provisions of this part of this Act have been complied with, issue a Certificate of Survey.
(4)
Where a surveyor (making a survey for the purposes of a declaration of survey) is required by the owner of a ship to make the survey for the purposes of this part of this Act in his presence or in the presence of a person appointed by the owner, and the surveyor and the owner or person appointed by the owner agree on the
declaration of survey, no appeal shall lie under this section to the Minister.