Merchant Shipping Act · s 59

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s 59

If the master or owner of a Brunei ship does anything or permits anything to be done, or carries or permits to be carried any papers or documents, with intent to conceal the

Brunei character of the ship from any person entitled to inquire into the same, or with intent to assume a foreign character, or with intent to deceive any person so entitled as aforesaid, the ship shall be subject to forfeiture under this

Part and the master, if he contravenes or is privy to the contravention of this section, shall be guilty of an offence:

Penalty, a fine of $2,000 and imprisonment for one year.