Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 103

103. (1) The master of every Maltese ship and the master of every ship carrying pa ssengers on any voyage to Malta from a pl ace outside Malta, or from Malta to any place outside Malta, shall furnish to such person as the Minister may by regulations direct a return giving the total number of persons on board as well as s uch other information relative to suc h persons as may be prescribed , in such form and manner and within s uch time as may be prescribed. (2) The Minister may by such regulations exempt any passenger ship or any passenger ship undertaking such voyage or voyages as may be prescribed in the regulations generally or in respect of any voyages or classes of voyages from the provision s of such regulations. (3) Any passenger to which regulations under sub-article (1) refer shall furnish the master w ith such information required b y the master for making any such return. (4) If - (a) the master of a ship fails to make a return as required by this article or m akes a false return; (b) any passenger refuses to give information required by the master of the ship for the purpose of the return, or for that purpose gives the master information which he knows to be false or recklessly gives information which is false, the master, or as the case may be, the passenger, shall be guil ty of an offence against this article and shall on conviction be liab le to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding five hundred units in the case of the master, and not exceeding one hun dred units in the case of a passenger. (5) The Minister may extend the provisions of these regulations to the owner, bareboat charterer, manager, or any o ther person or organisation who may have assumed responsibility for operating the passenger ship from the owner, the obligations of the master with regard to such regulations, and may moreover provid e that any person or organisation to whom such obligations may ha ve been so extended preserve and ke ep such records for such period and in such manner as may be prescribed and supply such periodi c or other returns thereof as may be prescribed, and the provisio ns of sub-article (4) hereof shall apply mutatis mutandis to such person or organisation as they apply to the master. (6) The provisions of this articl e and of any regulations made hereunder shall not apply to shi ps of war and troop ships and t o pleasure yachts unless such pleasure yachts are or will be crew ed and carry more than twelve pass engers for commercial purposes. M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 65 Sea-protest. Amended by: XXIV .1995.362.