Improper use of certificate
50. If the master or owner of a Ceylon ship uses or attempts to use for the navigation of such ship a certificate of registry not legally granted in respect of the ship he shall, in respect of each offence, be guilty of an offence and on conviction thereof shall be liable to imprisonment of either description for a term not exceeding one year or to a fine not exceeding two thousand rupees, or to both such imprisonment and fine, and the ship shall be subject to forfeiture under this Act. |