Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

Chapter IX : Offences, Penal Provisions and Legal Procedure

318. Ships not to be boarded without authority
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No person not being duly authorized by or under this Act or any other law shall—

(a)without the permission of the owner or master, go on board any ship, whether registered in the Republic or not, which is about to arrive, is arriving or has arrived in the Republic; or
(b)remain on board any such ship at a port in the Republic, after being required to leave by the owner or master or by a police officer, an officer of customs or proper officer.