PILOTAGE ACT 1913 - SECT 48 Offences by pilots.

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PILOTAGE ACT 1913 - SECT 48

Offences by pilots.

48.(1) If a licensed pilot, either within or without the district for which he
is licensed,

Para.(a) rep. by 1979 c.39 s.50(4) sch.7 Pt.II

(b)is in any way directly or indirectly concerned in any corrupt practices
relating to ships, their tackle, furniture, cargoes, crews, or passengers, or
to persons in distress at sea or by shipwreck, or to their moneys, goods, or
chattels;

(c)lends his licence;

(d)acts as pilot [when he knows he is] suspended;

(e)acts as pilot when in a state of intoxication;

(f)employs, or causes to be employed, on board any ship which he is piloting
any boat, anchor, cable, or other store, matter, or thing beyond what is
necessary for the service of that ship, with intent to enhance the expenses of
pilotage for his own gain or for the gain of any other person;

(g)refuses or wilfully delays, [without] reasonable cause, to pilot any ship
within the district for which he is licensed, upon the signal for a pilot
being made by that ship, or upon being required to do so by the master, owner,
agent, or consignee thereof, or by any officer of the pilotage authority by
whom the pilot is licensed, or by any chief officer of Customs and Excise;

(h)unnecessarily cuts or slips, or causes to be cut or slipped, any cable
belonging to any ship;

(i)refuses, otherwise than on reasonable ground of danger to the ship, when
requested by the master, to conduct the ship which he is piloting into any
port or place within the district for which he is licensed; or

(k)quits the ship, which he is piloting, before the service for which he was
engaged has been performed and without the consent of the master of the ship;

(2) If any person procures, aids, abets, or connives at the commission of any
offence under this section, he shall, in addition to any liability for
damages, be liable to a fine not exceeding [five hundred pounds].

(3) The provisions of the law [relating to customs or excise] with respect to
the recovery of penalties under that law, and the application of such
penalties, shall apply in the case of any prosecution by any officer of
Customs and Excise for the recovery of a fine in respect of any offence
against this section.

Recovery of pilotage dues.

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PILOTAGE ACT 1913 - SECT 48