State Act

Portuguese Civil Code, 1867

Article 2472 – Delivery of signed note – When the ship enters into any foreign port, where a Portuguese diplomatic or Consular agent resides, the commander of the ship shall deliver to him one of the notes signed by him and other to the official of Civil Registration of first national port where he enters. § Sole paragraph – Where the ship first enters in any national port or where the ship having touched a foreign port, it did not have a Portuguese diplomatic or Consular agent both the signed notes shall be handed over to the official of Civil Registration Services in terms of this article.