Merchant Shipping Act, 1992

PART II

Passenger Ships

Annual survey.

6.—(1) A vessel being used as a passenger ship shall be surveyed at least once in each year in accordance with this Part.

(2) If, in respect of a vessel, there is a failure or refusal to comply with subsection (1), the owner of the vessel shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable—

(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, or

(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £10,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.