Merchant Shipping Act 1894
Penalty for obstructing inspectors in the execution of their duty.
730.—If any person wilfully impedes a Board of Trade inspector or any person having the powers of a Board of Trade inspector in the execution of his duty, whether on board a ship or elsewhere, that person shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding ten pounds, and may be seized and detained by the inspector or person having the powers of an inspector, or by any person or persons whom that inspector or person may call to his assistance, until he can be conveniently taken before some justice of the peace or other officer having proper jurisdiction.
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Modifications (not altering text):
C178
Application of section modified (1.03.1994) by Merchant Shipping (Salvage and Wreck) Act 1993 (34/1993), s. 65(a), S.I. No. 32 of 1994. A fine of £1,000 translates into a Class C fine, not exceeding €2,500, as provided (4.01.2011) by Fines Act 2010 (8/2010), ss. 3 and 6, table ref. no. 2, S.I. No. 662 of 2010. A fine of £15,000 converts to €19,046.10.
Amendment of sections 729 and 730 of Merchant Shipping Act, 1894.
65.—Where a person has committed an offence under section 729 or 730 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, such person shall, in lieu of a fine not exceeding ten pounds provided for in each of those sections, be liable—
(a) in the case of an offence under the said section 729—
(i) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both,
(ii) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £15,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both,
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Editorial Notes:
E408
A fine of £10 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.