Customs House Agent Penalized for Misleading Vessel Description; Licensing Authority's Decision Deemed Overreach.

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....Imposition of penalties on CHA - mis-declaration of vessel - the inclusion of ‘supply vessel’ in the description is equally ambiguous in deciding upon the classification. It was, therefore, an overreach on the part of the licensing authority to conclude that description made in the documents despite the possession of these two certificates indicate a deliberate attempt to mislead.....