Merchant Shipping Act, 1894

Receiving or offering improper rates of pilotage.

592. A qualified pilot shall not demand or receive, and a master shall not offer or pay to any pilot, any other rate in respect of pilotage services, whether greater or less, than the rate which may be demanded by law, and, if a pilot or master acts in contravention of this enactment, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds.