The formats of all documents and forms prescribed in this Regulation shall be prescribed by the MOTC.

The salvage operator, who stopped service and surrendered the permit to the local commercial port authority for recording before the date of 20th November 2003, shall apply for recovering service and return of the permit within six months of the date that this amendment is designated for implementation. The operator that failed to do so, the local commercial port authority shall report to MOTC to revoke its operation permission and withdraw the Permit

The present Regulations shall come into force on the day of promulgation.

The English translation is for reference only. In case of discrepancy between the Chinese and English versions, the Chinese version shall prevail.