Offence and penalty

Eve y person who, with intent to evade the provisions of this Act or any other law, forges any certificate of registry or other documents relating to a ship, or with like intent flies the flag of Belize on a ship, commits an offence and shall be liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years or to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, or to both such fine and term of imprisonment, and in every such case the ship in respect of which the offence was committed shall be forfeited. 62