Commonwealth Numbered Acts

SHIP CONSTRUCTION BOUNTY ACT 1975 No. 79, 1975 - SECT 14

14. (1) At any time before the closing of public tenders called under
section 4, a shipowner may alter the specifications for the construction or
modification of a vessel and, if he does so, he shall notify the Minister, in
writing, accordingly.

(2) Where a shipowner has, in accordance with sub-section (1), altered the
specifications for the construction or modification of a vessel, the
shipowner, if he called public tenders in respect of that construction or
modification, or the Minister, if he called public tenders in respect of that
construction or modification, shall forward to each person to whom the
specifications in respect of that construction or modification have been given
a notice setting out the alteration, and that person may, if he has lodged a
tender before receiving the notice, alter that tender to take account of the
alteration.

(3) Subject to sub-section (4), a shipowner may, at any time after the
determination of the bounty price in respect of the construction or
modification of a vessel, alter the specifications for that construction or
modification and, if he does so, he shall notify the Minister, in writing,
accordingly.

(4) Where a contract for the construction or modification of a vessel is in
force, an alteration referred to in sub-section (3) shall not be made unless
the shipbuilder who is a party to the contract consents, and the notification
under that sub-section shall include a statement signed by the shipbuilder
that he has so consented.