(1) The master of every coasting vessel and the commander of every coasting aircraft shall keep a cargo book in such form and manner and containing such particulars as the Comptroller may direct.
(2) The master of a coasting vessel or the commander of a coasting aircraft shall, upon a demand made by the proper officer, produce for inspection the cargo book of that vessel or aircraft.
(3) Subject to subsection (4), where—
(a) goods have been loaded on to or unloaded from a coasting vessel or a coasting aircraft at a place in Saint Lucia, then before that vessel or aircraft departs from that place; or
(b) a coasting vessel or a coasting aircraft arrives at a place in Saint Lucia where goods are to be unloaded, then before any goods are unloaded,
the master of that vessel or the commander of that aircraft shall produce to the proper officer the cargo book of that vessel or aircraft.
(4) Where an officer is stationed at the place where a cargo book is required to be produced under subsection (3), the vessel or aircraft shall not depart from that place, or unload, whereupon the cargo book shall be produced to an officer at the first place the vessel or aircraft arrives at where an officer is stationed.
(5) Where the master of a coasting vessel or the commander of a coasting aircraft fails to keep or produce a cargo book as required by this section, he or she commits an offence and is liable to a fine of $5,000, or 3 times the value of the goods whichever is the greater and any goods unloaded in contravention of subsection (3) are liable to forfeiture.