Oil Pollution of the Sea (Civil Liability and Compensation) Act, 1988
Powers of harbour-masters. |
33.—(1) Subject to the provisions of sections 13 and 16 and without prejudice to the powers conferred on an inspector by section 32 , a harbour-master, in the case of any ship which is in the harbour of which he is harbour-master, may— | |
(a) go on board any such ship and inspect the ship and any documents on board; | ||
(b) require the production of any document required to be kept under this Act or under the Oil Pollution of the Sea Acts, 1956 to 1977; | ||
(c) copy any entry in any such document and require the person by whom the document is kept to certify the copy as a true copy of the entry: | ||
Provided that the harbour-master does not, in the exercise of his powers under this Act, unnecessarily detain or delay the ship from proceeding on its voyage. | ||
(2) Any person who— | ||
(a) fails to comply with any requirement of a harbour-master under this section, or | ||
(b) wilfully impedes a harbour-master in the exercise of his functions under this Act, | ||
shall be guilty of an offence. |