On the first registry of a ship the following evidence shall be produced in addition to the declaration of ownership :
 

 

(a) in the case of a Sri Lanka built ship, a builder's certificate, that is to say, a certificate signed by the builder of the ship and containing a true account of the proper denomination and of the tonnage of the ship as estimated by him and of the time when and the place where she was built and of the name of the person, if any, on whose account the ship was built and, if there has been any sale, the bill of sale under which the ship or a share therein has become vested in the applicant for registry ;

(b) in the case of a foreign built ship, the same evidence as in the caqe of a Sri Lanka built ship, unless the declarant who makes the declaration of ownership declares that the time and place of her building are unknown to him or that the builder's certificate cannot be procured, in which case there shall be registered only the bill of sale under which the ship, or a share therein, became vested in the applicant for registry ; and

(c) in the case of a ship condemned by a competent authority, the official copy of the condemnation.

(1) Every ship shall before registry be surveyed by a Surveyor and the tonnage of the ship ascertained in accordance with the provisions of any regulations made under this Part.

(2) The Surveyor shall grant a certificate specifying the ship's tonnage and build, and such other particulars descriptive of the identity of the ship as may for the time being be required by the Registrar.

(3) The certificate of the Surveyor shall be delivered to the Registrar before registry.