Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234)

Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 109

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109. (1) If any person is employed in any ship in contravention of any of the provisions of articles 106 and 108 or in contravention of any regulations made under these articles, the master or owner of the ship shall be liable to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding five hundred units, or, in the case of a second or subsequent offence, not exceeding one thousand uni ts; and where a person under the age of sixteen years or a person under the age of eighteen years is taken into employment in any ship in contravention of the aforesaid provisions of this Act on the production by, or with the privity of, the parent of a false or forged certificate or on a fake represent ation by the parent that the person is of an age at which such employment is not in contravention o f the said provisions, that parent shall be liable to a fine ( multa ) not exceeding five h undred units. (2) If the master of a ship fails to comply with any of the provisions of article 107, or on being so required by the Minis ter or an officer authorised by the Mi nister in that behalf or an appropriate inspector, or any other person having power to enfo rce compliance with the provisions of this Act, refuses or neglects to produce for inspection by that officer any register as is requi red to be kept by him under the article aforesaid or any certificate delivered to him under articles 106 or 108 or in terms of any regulations made under these arti cles, he shall be liable to a fine (multa ) not exceeding five hundred units. Medical examination of young persons and children.

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