(1) Where any wages or effects are forfeited under this part for desertion from a ship, the effects may be sold, and the wages or effects or the money arising from the sale of the effects shall be applied towards reimbursing to the master or owner of the ship, the expenses caused by the desertion and any balance remaining shall be paid to the Registrar of Seamen.
(2) Where any wages are forfeited under this Part for any cause other than desertion, the forfeiture shall, in the absence of any specific provision to the contrary, be in favour of the master or owner by whom the wages are payable.