Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)RegulationsMerchant Shipping (Maritime Security) Regulations, 2004Part 7 : Information Gathering103. Director-General may require security compliance information |
| (1) | Information that relates to compliance, or failure to comply, with these regulations is security compliance information. |
| (2) | If the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds that a maritime industry participant has security compliance information, the Director-General may, by written notice given to the participant, require the participant to give the information to the Director-General or to another specified person. |
| (3) | The information must be given within the period and in the form and manner specified in the notice. The period must not be less than 14 days. |
| (4) | Without limiting subregulation (3), the Director-General may specify in the notice any one or more of the following ways for the participant to give the information: |
| (a) | orally; |
| (b) | in writing; |
| (c) | by electronic transmission. |
| (5) | If a person fails to comply with a notice under subregulation (2), the person commits an offence punishable upon conviction by a fine or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months. |
| (6) | Subregulation (5) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse. |