(1) Where an authorised officer has reason to suspect that any provision of this Act or any law in force relating to shipping, seamen or navigation is not being complied with, that officer may—
(a) require the owner, master or any of the crew of any Saint Lucian ship or any other ship which is in Saint Lucian waters to produce any official log book or other documents relating to the crew or any member thereof in their respective possession or control;
(b) require the master of the ship to produce a list of all persons on board his or her ship, and take copies of the official log book or documents, or any part thereof;
(c) muster the crew of the ship; and
(d) summon the master of the ship to appear and give any explanation concerning the ship or the ship's crew or the official log book or other documents of the ship produced or required to be produced.
(2) If any person, on being duly required by an authorised officer under this section—
(a) fails without reasonable cause to produce to that officer any official log book or document as the person is required to produce under this section;
(b) refuses to allow any official log book or document to be inspected or copied;
(c) impedes any muster of the crew required under this section;
(d) refuses or neglects to give any explanation which the person is required under this section to give; or
(e) knowingly misleads or deceives any officer,
authorised under this section to demand any explanation, that person commits an offence and on summary conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding $5,000.