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MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1894 - SECT 74

Penalty on ship not showing colours.

74.(1) A ship belonging to a British subject shall hoist the proper national
colours

(a)on a signal being made to her by one of Her Majety's ships (including any
vessel under the command of an officer of Her Majesty's navy on full pay), and

(b)on entering or leaving any foreign port, and

(c)if of fifty tons gross tonnage or upwards, on entering or leaving any
British port.

(2) If default is made on board any such ship in complying with this section,
the master of the ship shall for each offence be liable to a fine not
exceeding [#200].

(3) This section shall not apply to a fishing boat duly entered in the
fishing boat register and lettered and numbered as required by the Fourth Part
of this Act.

© 1894 Crown Copyright

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