Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 371C

371C. Where, upon a declaration on oath made before him by the master of the ship or by any other person, the magistrate is sa tisfied that the order of the foreign authority mentioned in the last preceding article existed but has been lost or inadvertently left in some place outside Malta, the magistrate may grant a time, not exceeding two months, for the pro duction of the order, or of an authentic copy thereof, provided the master shall enter into a recognizance, with sufficient s ecurity, up to the sum of five hundred euro (€500), to pay any damages which may, according to law, be due to the person detain ed in respect of such detention . Where person is in custody for an offence committed at sea. Added by: II. 2015.2.