Port manager may verify gross mass

(1) Where a port receives a container for which the gross mass has not been verified, for transhipment on an applicable ship, the port manager of the relevant port terminal facility shall verify the gross mass prior to loading the container on an applicable ships. (2) Where a port receives an applicable container for which the gross mass has not been verified, the port manager of that port shall immediately report the matter to the Authority. (3) Where the shipper fails to submit documentation attesting to the verified gross mass of a container under this regulation, Belize Port Authority 75 the shipper commits an offence and is liable upon summary conviction to a fine not less than one thousand dollars. mass.