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| (1) A person shall not-
| | (a) impede or hinder, or endeavour in any way to impede or hinder, the saving of any vessel stranded or in danger of being stranded or otherwise in distress, on or near any coast or tidal water, or of any part of the cargo or apparel thereof, or of any wreck; | | |
| | (b) conceal any wreck, or deface, or obliterate any marks thereon; or | | |
| | (c) wrongfully carry away or remove any part of a vessel stranded or in danger of being stranded, or otherwise in distress on or near any coast or tidal water, or any part of the cargo or apparel thereof, or any wreck. | | |
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| (2) Any person who contravenes sub-section (1) shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand rupees. |
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Sri Lanka Consolidated Acts