Section 68: Production of pleasure craft licence
consolidated text (as at 2016, amended since). juris shows the text as it was consolidated; it does not confirm that this is the law in force today.
68. Production of pleasure craft licence
(1) Any person who operates a pleasure craft shall, at the request of an
authorised officer, produce the pleasure craft licence or a copy thereof which
is in force in respect of that pleasure craft.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), any person who contravenes subsection (1)
shall commit an offence and, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine of not
less than 1,000 rupees and not exceeding 5,000 rupees and to imprisonment
for a term not exceeding 3 months.
(3) Where the licensee—
(a) fails to produce his pleasure craft licence or a copy thereof; or
(b) produces a copy of his pleasure craft licence,
following the request made under subsection (1), the authorised officer may
require him to produce his pleasure craft licence within 5 days at the office
of the Authority or to such police station or National Coast Guard station as
the authorised officer may specify.
(4) Where the licensee fails to comply with a requirement made under
subsection (3), he shall commit an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable
to pay a fine of not less than 3,000 rupees and not exceeding 25,000
rupees and to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year.
[S. 68 amended by s. 21 of Act 3 of 2008 w.e.f. 1 June 2008; s. 29 (b) of Act 38 of 2011
w.e.f. 15 December 2011.]