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Maritime Transport Act 1994

Wreck of ships and aircraft - Duties on wreck

127: Penalties

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"What happens if you break the maritime rules: fines and prison time"

If you break the rules in sections 100, 100A, or 101 of the Maritime Transport Act, you can get in trouble. You might have to go to prison for up to 3 months or pay a fine of up to $2,000 if you are an individual. If you are a company, you might have to pay a fine of up to $10,000.

If you break the rules in section 105, you can get a fine of up to $5,000. If you keep breaking the rules, you can get an extra fine of up to $250 for each day you keep doing it. You will get these fines if you are found guilty.

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Part 9Wreck of ships and aircraft
Duties on wreck

127Penalties

  1. Every person who commits an offence against section 100 or section 100A or section 101 is liable on conviction,—

  2. in the case of an individual, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or to a fine not exceeding $2,000:
    1. in the case of a body corporate, to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

      1. Every person who commits an offence against section 105 is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, if the offence is a continuing one, to a further fine not exceeding $250 for every day or part of a day during which the offence is continued.

      Compare
      • 1952 No 49 s 480(2)
      Notes
      • Section 127(1): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 127(1): amended, on , by section 19(1) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).
      • Section 127(2): amended, on , by section 413 of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 (2011 No 81).
      • Section 127(2): amended, on , by section 19(2) of the Maritime Transport Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 68).