Boarding a ship without lawful authority
5. Any person who without due permission of the captain, master or person in charge of a ship or without lawful authority, enters or boards any ship, while at sea or while berthed at a port or harbour or on the sea-front, shall be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall on conviction be liable, subject to the provisions, of sections 8, 9, and 10 of this Act, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years and to a fine. |