Criminal Code (Cap. 9), article 296

296. (1) Any master, padrone or boatman or any person entrusted with the command, use or custody of any lighter, boat , skiff, caique or other vessel, even if intended to navigate onc e only within the limits of Malta, w ho, for purposes of gain - (a) abandons or damages the vesse l or causes the vessel to sink; (b) steals or damages any goods or other things which are on the vessel; (c) falsely represents the loss of or damage to the vessel, goods or other things; (d) sells or otherwise disposes of the vessel against the will and to the prejudice of the owner, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from five months to two years. (2) The said punishment shall also be applied where the offender is a part-owner of the vessel, goods or things. Fraudulent breach of trust in respect of papers signed in blank or otherwise. Amended by: XLIX.1981.4; III.2002.59.