Section 215: Penalty for enticing to desert.––If a person by any means whatever persuades or — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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215. Penalty for enticing to desert.––If a person by any means whatever persuades or attempts to persuade any officer, seaman or apprentice to neglect or refuse to join or proceed to sea in or desert from his ship, or otherwise to absent himself from his duty, he shall, for each offence, be liable to a fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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