Section 107: Powers of Court

107. Powers of Court (1) The Court before which a person is convicted of an offence under this Part may, in addition to any other penalty that it may impose— (a) where the convicted person holds a skipper’s licence granted in Mauritius or a skipper’s licence or its equivalent granted in any country and which is valid in Mauritius, declare that person disqualified from holding or obtaining a skipper’s licence in Mauritius for such time as the Court thinks fit, not exceeding 5 years, and declare that person disqualified; (b) where the convicted person does not hold a skipper’s licence or its equivalent, declare that person disqualified from holding or obtaining a licence in Mauritius for such time as the Court thinks fit; and (c) where the person is convicted of an offence under section 92 (2), 94 (2) or 95 (3) (b), the Court shall order that the skipper’s licence be cancelled. (2) In all cases of cancellation, the Court may order that particulars of the conviction and of any cancellation of his skipper’s licence and of any disqualification to which that person has become subject shall be endorsed on the licence or its equivalent held by that person. (3) Where a licence is cancelled under subsection (1) (c), the licensee shall surrender his licence to the Authority and shall have to apply for a new skipper’s licence at the expiry of any period of disqualification ordered by the Court. PART IX – DEALING WITH WRECKS