Any certificate issued by a competent
authority in any country outside India to a ship registered in that country or any certificate issued by a
competent authority of any country which is a contracting party to the International Convention on
Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage signed at Brussels on the 29th day of November, 1969 1[as
amended from time to time] to any ship wherever registered, shall be accepted at any port or place in
India as if it were issued under this Act.
1. Ins. by s. 6, ibid. (w.e.f. 1-7-1989).