Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

228.   Offences in respect of official log book

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    (1)   If an official log book is not kept in the manner required by this Act or if any entry directed by this Act to be made therein is not made at the time and in the manner directed by this Act, the master of the ship commits an offence and, except as otherwise expressly provided in the Act in respect thereof, is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

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    (2)   Any person who makes, procures to be made, or assists in making an entry in an official log book in respect of any occurrence happening previous to the arrival of the ship at its final port of discharge of the crew, more than 24 hours after that arrival, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500.

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    (3)   Any person who wilfully destroys, mutilates or renders illegible an entry in an official log book, or wilfully makes, procures to be made or assists in making a false or fraudulent entry in, or omission from, an official log book, commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding $500 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 6 months or to both such fine and imprisonment.