Marine Pollution Prevention Act 1981 · As enacted · Part VII · Miscellaneous Provisions
23. Detained ship proceeding to sea
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If any ship is detained under section 22 and the ship proceeds to sea before it is released by the proper authority, the master, owner, operator, agent or any other person who is a party or privy to the act of sending the ship to sea, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand rupees.
ship
“ ship” means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment and includes fishing trawlers, hydrafoil boats, aircyshion vehicles, submersibles.barges, floating-craft and fixed or floating platforms without regard to the method of or the lack of propulsion; °
Any person authorized under this Act to detain a ship may, if he thinks is necessary, seek the assistance of the armed forces of Sri Lanka.