Section 62: Penalty for concealment of Pakistan character or assumption of foreign character

62. Penalty for concealment of Pakistan character or assumption of foreign character. —If the master or owner of a Pakistani ship does anything or permits anything to be done, or carries or permits to be carried any papers or documents, with intent to conceal the Pakistani character of the ship from any person entitled by any law, for the time being in force, to enquire into the same, or with intent to assume a foreign character, or with intent to deceive any person so entitled as aforesaid, the ship shall be liable to forfeiture and the master, if he commits or is privy to the commission of the offence, shall in respect of each offence be liable to a fine which may extend to one hundred thousand rupees.

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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