https://www.scconline.com/blog/post/2017/04/20/provisional-certificate-become-null-and-void-if-the-ship-doesnt-arrive-at-the-port-within-6-months-as-per-section-40-of-the-merchant-shipping-act-1958/
Provisional Certificate becomes null and void if the ship doesn’t arrive at the port within 6 months as per Section 40 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958