187. Certificate of discharge may be withheld
Where it is shown to the satisfaction of the Registrar of Seamen that a seaman lawfully engaged in and belonging to a Saint Lucian ship has wilfully or through misconduct failed to join his or her ship, the Registrar of Seamen may direct that the seaman's certificate of discharge shall be withheld for such period as he or she may think fit, and while the seaman's certificate of discharge is so withheld, any person having the custody of the documents may, despite anything in this Act or any other written law, refuse to furnish copies of any of his or her certificates of discharge or certified extracts of any particulars of service or character.