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| (1) Whenever a Ceylon or foreign vessel is wrecked, stranded or in distress at any place on or near the coasts of Ceylon, or any tidal water within Ceylon waters, all persons may, for the purpose of-
| | (a) rendering assistance to the vessel; | | |
| | (b) saving the lives of shipwrecked persons; | | |
| | (c) saving the cargo and apparel of the vessel, | | |
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| (2) Any damage sustained by the owner or occupier of any land in consequence of the exercise of the rights given by sub-section (1) shall be a charge on the vessel, cargo or articles in respect of or by which the damage is occasioned and the amount payable in respect of the damage shall, in case of dispute, be determined and shall, in default of payment, be recoverable in the same manner as the amount of salvage is under this Part determined or recoverable. |
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| (3) Any owner or occupier of any land who-
shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees. | | (a) impedes or hinders any person in the exercise of the rights given by this section, whether by locking his gates or refusing upon request to open such gates, or otherwise; | | |
| | (b) impedes or hinders the deposit of any cargo or other articles recovered from a vessel as aforesaid on the land; or | | |
| | (c) prevents or endeavours to prevent any such cargo or other article from remaining deposited on the land for a reasonable time until it can be recovered to a safe place of public deposit, | | |
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