205.—(1) The Director, the Port Master, a Port Health Officer, a surveyor of ships or a police officer may, at any time, for the purposes of this Act —
(a)
go on board any ship and inspect and examine the ship or any part thereof or its equipment;
(b)
enter and inspect any premises;
(c)
require and enforce the production of any book, certificate or document relating to any ship or persons on board the ship;
(d)
muster the crew and passengers of any ship;
(e)
summon any person before him and require him to answer questions; and
(f)
require any ship to be taken into a dock for the purpose of surveying the hull.
(2) The Director may, in his discretion, compound any offence under this Act or the regulations which is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding $1,000.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 3 of 2019
Powers of Director, etc.
205.—(1) The Director, the Port Master, a Port Health Officer, a surveyor of ships or a police officer may, at any time, for the purposes of this Act —
(a)
go on board any ship and inspect and examine the ship or any part thereof or its equipment;
(b)
enter and inspect any premises;
(c)
require and enforce the production of any book, certificate or document relating to any ship or persons on board the ship;
(d)
muster all persons on board any ship;
[Act 6 of 2014 wef 01/04/2014]
(e)
summon any person before him and require him to answer questions; and
(f)
require any ship to be taken into a dock for the purpose of surveying the hull.
(2) The Director may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from the person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:
(a)
one half of the amount of the maximum fine that is prescribed for the offence;
(b)
$2,000.
[Act 3 of 2019 wef 01/04/2019]
(3) On payment of such sum of money under subsection (2), no further proceedings are to be taken against that person in respect of the offence.