| (1) | The Authority may, by written notice, cancel any Certificate of Fitness, document of compliance or certificate of compliance issued under these Regulations where the Authority believes that the certificate was issued on false or wrong information. |
| (2) | The Authority may require that any Certificate of Fitness, document of compliance or certificate of compliance issued under these Regulations, that has expired or has been cancelled, be surrendered to the Authority as directed. |
| (3) | It is prohibited for any person to— |
| (a) | intentionally alter a Certificate of Fitness, document of compliance or certificate of compliance; |
| (b) | in connection with any inspection pursuant to these Regulations, knowingly or recklessly furnish information that is false or misleading; |
| (c) | with intent to deceive, use, lend or allow to be used by another, a Certificate of Fitness, document of compliance or certificate of compliance; |
| (d) | fail to surrender a Certificate of Fitness, document of compliance or certificate of compliance required to be surrendered under subregulation (2); or |
| (e) | forge any Certificate of Fitness, document of compliance or certificate of compliance. |
[Regulation 4B inserted by section 7 of the Merchant Shipping (Dangerous Goods) Amendment Regulations, 2026, Notice No. 3979, GG54853, dated 19 June 2026]
