(1) When a Saint Lucian ship is so altered as not to correspond with the particulars relating to its tonnage or description in the register, notification of the alteration shall be given within 30 days after the completion of the alteration to the Registrar of Ships; and the notice shall be accompanied by a certificate of survey stating the particulars of the alteration.
(2) Upon receipt of a notice of alteration of a Saint Lucian ship under subsection (1), the Registrar of Ships shall either cause the alteration to be registered or direct that the ship be registered anew.
(3) Where there is a failure to comply with the requirements of subsection (1) or with a direction under subsection (2), the Registrar of Ships may suspend the certificate of registry of the ship in respect of which the failure occurs.
(4) If default is made in registering anew a ship that has been altered or in registering the alteration, the owner of the ship commits an offence and on summary conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding $2,000 and, in addition, to a fine of $100 for every day during which the offence continues after conviction.