Merchant Shipping Act, 1992

PART III

Passenger Boats

Prohibition of unlicensed passenger boats.

14.—(1) A vessel shall not be used as a passenger boat unless a licence is in force in relation to it.

(2) If in respect of a vessel there is a contravention of subsection (1), the owner and the master of the vessel shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each 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 £5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.