Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234)
Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 166
166. A person belonging to a Maltese ship shall not wrongfully
force a seaman or an apprentice on shore and leave him behind o r
otherwise cause a seaman or an a pprentice to be wrongfully left
behind at any place, either on shore or at sea, and if he does so he
shall for each offence be liable to imprisonment for a period n ot
exceeding two year s or to a fine ( multa) not exceeding five hundred
units or to both such imprisonment and fine.
Mode of providing
for return.
Amended by:
XXII. 2000.76.
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