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PART III
Passenger Boats
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Prohibition of unlicensed passenger boats.
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14.—(1) A vessel shall not be used as a passenger boat unless a licence is in force in relation to it.
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(2) If in respect of a vessel there is a contravention of subsection (1), the owner and the master of the vessel shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable—
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(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding £1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both, or
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(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine not exceeding £5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
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