404.—(1) Where a fishing boat’s running agreement has been made for any boat, the skipper shall on every return to a port in the United Kingdom before the final termination of the agreement make and sign an endorsement on the agreement stating either that no engagements or discharges of seamen have been made or are intended to be made before the boat leaves port, or that all those made have been made as required by law.

(2) If a skipper knowingly makes a false statement in any such endorsement, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds.