Merchant Shipping Act 1894
Penalties on persons acting without licence or badge, using badge not lawfully issued, or employing unlicensed person.
350.—(1) A person shall not—
(a) act as an emigrant runner without being duly licensed and registered; or
(b) retain or use any emigrant runner’s badge not issued to him in manner by this Act required; or
(c) counterfeit or forge any emigrant runner’s badge; or
(d) employ as an emigrant runner any person not duly licensed and registered.
(2) If any person acts in contravention of this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds.
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A fine of £5 translates into a Class D fine, not exceeding €1,000, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 7, table ref. no. 8, S.I. No. 662 of 2010.