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| (1) If any ship is detained under section 22 and the proceeds to sea before it is released by the proper authority, the master, owner', operator, agent or any other parson who is a party, or privy to the act of sending the ship to sea, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees. |
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| (2) Any person authorized under this Act to detain a ship may, if he; thinks is necessary, seek the assistance of the armed forces of Sri Lanka. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts