Versions of s. 218(1)
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If the master of a ship fails to comply with the provisions of this Act with respect to taking charge of the property of a deceased seaman or apprentice, to making in the official log-book the proper entries relating thereto, to procuring the proper attestation of those entries as required by this Act or to the payment or delivery of the property, he is accountable for the property to the Minister, and shall pay and deliver the property accordingly, and in addition, the master is guilty of an offence and liable to a fine not exceeding three times the value of the property not accounted for or, if its value is not ascertained, to a fine not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.