Merchant Shipping (Registration of Ships) Act 2014
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Liability of owner and master | ||
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65. Where the owner or master of a ship commits an offence under sections 23 (9), 24 (6), 27 (2), 28 (5), 29 (3) or 38 , then— | ||
(a) if the owner has committed the offence, the master, or | ||
(b) if the master has committed the offence, the owner, | ||
where it is shown that he or she consented to, approved of or connived in the commission of the offence, also commits an offence under the provision concerned and is liable to be prosecuted against and punished as if he or she were guilty of the first-mentioned offence. |