Merchant Shipping Act · s 87

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s 87

(1)

Any person who goes to sea in a registered

Brunei ship or in any ship within the waters of Brunei with-out lawful authority and without the consent either of the master or of any other person entitled to give it shall be

Merchant Shipping guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $1,000 and imprison-

ment for 6 months.

(2)

When any ship is in a port in Brunei or within the waters of Brunei and a person not authorised by law to do so-

(a)

goes on board the ship without the consent of the master or of any other person authorised to give it; or

(b)

remains on board the ship after being re-quested to leave by the master, a police officer or the Director or any person authorised by the

Director to act in that behalf;

he shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $500.