Merchant Shipping Order, 2002 · s 111

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s 111Penalty for carrying passengers in excess

(1)

The owner or the master of any passenger ship shall not carry or receive on board thereof, or on or in any part thereof, any number of passengers which, having regard to the time, occasion and circumstances of the case, is greater than the number allowed by the passenger ship's safety certificate, and if he does so, he shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fme not exceeding

$10,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or both.

(2)

The Director may detain any ship which has contravened subsection (1)

for such period until the ship complies with the passenger ship's safety certificate.