Section 20. Procedure for grant of permission for ship recycling.

(1) The Competent Authority shall grant permission for recycling only after physical inspection of the ship and for this purpose it may requisition the services of representatives of such agencies as may be prescribed. (2) Where the Competent Authority fails to convey its decision regarding grant of permission within fifteen days of receipt of application, the permission shall be deemed to have been granted. (3) The Competent Authority may deny permission for recycling for reasons to be recorded in writing after affording an opportunity of being heard to the ship owner. (4) The Ship Recycler, on receipt of a copy of permission to recycle the ship, shall issue a statement of acceptance to the ship owner under intimation to the Competent Authority in such form and manner as may be specified by the regulations and thereafter the ship owner may get the ship de-registered.