Penal Code · s 137

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s 137Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master

The master or person in charge of a merchant vessel, on board of which any deserter from the Royal Brunei Police Force or from the armed forces of His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan is concealed, shall though ignorant of such concealment, be liable to a penalty of $4,000, if he might have known of such concealment but for some neglect of his duty as such master or person in charge, or but for some want of discipline on board of the vessel.