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THE BERMUDA MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT, 1970,
(3) If any person knowingly or wilfully give to the Registrar any false information touching the ownership of any such ship, or the owners, or any owner or part owner, or any particulars relating to them, or any of them, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to one year's imprison- ment or to a fine of one hundred pounds or to both such impri- sonment and fine.
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MASTERS & SEAMEN.
Application
of Part II of 57 & 58
Every portion of Part II of the Statute 57 and 58 Vic- toria, Chapter 60, cited as the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894. and every amendment of the said Part II by The Imperial Mer- Viet, C. 68 chant Shipping Acts which does not otherwise so apply, shall from the coming into operation of this Act apply to every Bri- tish ship registered at, trading with, or being in these Islands.
to Bermuda,
S.5, not to apply to seamen's cheats in certain cases.
6. The provisions of Section 5 of The Hotel Keepers Act. Act 1905.28. 1905 shall not apply to the chest or wearing apparel of any sea- man belonging to any British ship registered in these Islands, and any Hotel Keener as defined by the last mentioned Act who shall stop or detain such chest or wearing apparel shall on summary conviction be liable to a fine of twelve pounds or to two months imprisonment or to both such fine and imprison- ment.
sion of sea- man absent-
7. If any seaman having shipped to proceed on any Apprehen- voyage shall absent himself from his service on board, any Jus- tice of the Peace may, on proof of the facts to his satisfaction, ing himself by his warrant commit such seaman to gaol to be thence de- livered to proceed on his voyage, by the order of such Justice.
8. (1) No alien shall act as master, chief officer, or chief engineer of a ship registered in these Islands except in the case of a ship emuloved habitually in voyages between ports outside these Islands, but this prohibition shall not apply to any
alien who has acted as master, chief officer, or chief en- gineer of a British ship at any time during the late war and is certified by the Admiralty to have performed good and faithful service in that capacity.
from service,
Alieus not to
get as mas
ters except
in certain cases.