Section 509: Taking wreck to foreign port.––If any person takes into any foreign port any vessel, — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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509. Taking wreck to foreign port.––If any person takes into any foreign port any vessel, stranded, derelict, or otherwise in distress, found on or near the coasts of Pakistan including the territorial waters thereof, or any part of the cargo or equipment of the vessel, or anything belonging thereto, or any wreck found within those limits, without the permission in writing of the Federal Government, he shall be liable to a fine which may extend to five hundred thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

Related sections

Section 508: Penalty for taking wreck at time of casualty Section 510: Notice to be given by receiver.––The receiver shall, as soon as may be, after Section 507: Investigation of certain matters in respect of vessels wrecked Section 511: Wrecks may in certain cases be sold Section 506: Procedure to be observed by persons finding wreck Section 512: Proceeds how applied.––The proceeds of such sale as referred to in section 511, shall,

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