Chapter:	415	Title:	MERCHANT SHIPPING (REGISTRATION) ORDINANCE	Gazette Number:
Section:	34	Heading:	Use of improper certificate	Version Date:	30/06/1997

(1) The master, owner or demise charterer of a ship shall not use, or permit the use of, for the purpose of the navigation of the ship, a certificate of registry not legally granted and in force in respect of the ship.
(2) Where subsection (1) is contravened, the master and the owner or demise charterer commit an offence and each is liable to a fine of $50000 and to imprisonment for 1 year.