Addition of sections.
3. The principal Ordinance is amended by adding
after section 34 the following sections
"Forfeiture of ships.
34A. (1) Where the owner or master of
a passenger ship has committed an offence
under section 34, the ship shall be liable
to forfeiture, whether or not the owner or
master is convicted in respect of such
offence.
(2) With the approval of the Attorney
General, the Director may seize and detain
any ship which appears to him to be liable
to forfeiture under subsection (1), and
within 21 days of any such seizure the
Director shall serve notice of seizure on
the owner of the ship:
Provided that where there is more than
one owner of a ship it shall be sufficient
for the purposes of this subsection to give
notice to one of the owners.
(3) A notice under subsection (2)
shall be deemed to have been duly served if-
(a)
it is delivered to the person on
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whom it is to be served;
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(b)
it is sent by registered post
addressed to such person at the
place of residence or business of
such person, if any, known to the
Director; or