Section 7: Issuance of Provisional Certificate of Inspection

(1) The inspecting agent shall, on receipt of the documents and particulars referred to in subsections (2) and (3) of section] of this Act
(a) Scrutinise the documents and particulars; and
(b) immediately thereafter, conduct an initial examination of the goods prior to their being loaded into containers and carriers at the port.
(2) The inspecting agent shall, if satisfied with the documents and particulars and the examination specified in subsection (1) of this section, issue to the exporter a document to be known as a Provisional Certificate of Inspection.