Customs (Amendment).


Further 81. (1) If any ship, having been signalled to
Provisions bring to by any vessel in the service of Her
forfeipstand Majesty, police or Customs fails to do so and
aircraft, chase is given, and at any time during or after
 the chase any part of the cargo of the ship is
 thrown overboard, or is staved or destroyed to
 prevent seizure, such ship shall be liable to
 forfeiture.
 (2) Where a ship has been within the limits
 of any port, or an aircraft has been in the State,
 with a cargo on board and a substantial part of
 that cargo is found to be missing, then, if the
 master of the ship or the commander of the air-
 craft fails to account therefore to the satisfaction
 of the Comptroller, the ship or aircraft shall be
 liable to forfeiture.
 (3) If any ship liable to forfeiture or exam-
 ination under.the customs laws does not bring to
 when required so to do and so remains for such
 period as the officer may require, the master of
 such ship shall be liable to a penalty of one
 thousand dollars.


 82. (1) An officer or constable may go on
board any ship which is within three nautical
miles of- the coast of the State, and may put to
the master such questions as he sees fit concerning
the ship, the cargo on board and the voyage; and
he may search all parts of such ship, and may
remain on board so long as the ship is within the
distance aforesaid.
 (2) If any goods whether liable to duty or
not are on board such ship as is mentioned in the
foregoing sub-section, and it appears to the officer
or constable that the ship is bound for some other
territory, he may direct the master, either orally
or in writing, to proceed on his voyage thereto
immediately.
 (3) If, notwithstanding that such order or
direction has been given by an officer or consta-
ble under sub-section (2) of this section, a ship
does not with all due despatch proceed in accord-
ance with such order or direction, but remains
within three nautical miles of the coast of the


Hovering
ship suspected
of intended
smuggling.


No. 15.


1973.