Offences and penalties

(1) No person, other than a prospector acting under and in accordance with the terms of an agreement made pursuant to this Act shall, unless thereto specially authorised in writing by the Minister, work, take or bring to shore any abandoned wreck. (2) Any person who contravenes any of the provisions of subsection (1) commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment. (3) Every prospector whose failure or negligence to comply with the terms of the agreement as specified in sub-section (4) of section 6 of this Act results in any damage to or destruction of the reef commits an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars or imprisonment for a term not exceeding two years or to both, 10 and in addition all such equipment employed by him in the salvage operation which occasioned such damage or destruction as aforesaid shall be forfeited.