Merchant Shipping Act, 1894

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Part XIII.

Legal Proceedings.

Prosecution of Offences.

Prosecution of offences.

680. [³] —(1) Subject to any special provisions of this Act and to the provisions herein-after contained with respect to Scotland,—

(a) an offence under this Act declared to be a misdemeanor, shall be punishable by fine or by imprisonment not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour, but may, instead of being prosecuted as a misdemeanor, be prosecuted summarily in manner provided by the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, and if so prosecuted shall be punishable only with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, or with a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds;

(b) an offence under this Act made punishable with imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months, with or without hard labour, or by a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds, shall be prosecuted summarily in manner provided by the Summary Jurisdiction Acts.

(2) Any offence committed or fine recoverable under a bye-law made in pursuance of this Act may be prosecuted or recovered in the same manner as an offence or fine under this Act.

[³ S. 680 applied to S. by 6 Edw. 7. c. 48. s. 82 (2).]

[¹ Ss. 684–686 are applied as to wireless telegraphy by 4 Edw. 7. c. 24. s. 1 (5), and as to aliens by 5 Edw. 7. c. 13. s. 7 (2).]