Maritime Security Act 2004
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Delivery of detained person to authorities in Convention state. |
5.—(1) A master of a ship may deliver to the appropriate authorities of a Convention state any person detained by him or her under section 4 . | |
(2) A master of a ship who intends so to deliver such a person shall notify the authorities concerned of his or her intention to do so and the reasons for such delivery. | ||
(3) The notification must be given whenever practicable and, if possible, before the ship enters the territorial seas of the Convention state. | ||
(4) On delivery of a person under subsection (1) the master shall— | ||
(a) make to the appropriate authorities of the Convention state such oral or written statements relating to the alleged offence as they may reasonably require, and | ||
(b) give them any other evidence in his or her possession relating to that offence. | ||
(5) A master who, without reasonable excuse, does not comply with subsection (3) or (4) is guilty of an offence and liable— | ||
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding €3,000 or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 12 months or both, or | ||
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine or imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both. |