Section 66Penalty for acting on ship without certificate, etc.

s. 66

66. Penalty for acting on ship without certificate, etc A person shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine which may extend to Taka [fifty thousand], or with both, if he- (a) without ascertaining that a person is entitled to, and in possession of, appropriate valid certificate of competency or licence for the purpose, employs or engages such person to act as master, engineer or engine-driver of an inland ship; (b) without being entitled to, or in possession of, appropriate valid certificate of competency or licence, acts in any voyage as master, engineer or engine-driver of such ship.

1. 77. The words “fifty thousand” were substituted for the words “ten thousand” by section 25 of the Inland Shipping (Amendment) Act, 2005 (Act No. XIII of 2005)