Suspension of Certificate of Registry

(1) Where under any of the provisions of the Act or any Regulations made there under, the certificate of registry of a Belizean ship is suspended, the person by whom the suspension is made shall give to, or cause to be served on, the master of the ship a written notice of the suspension, and thereupon the ship shall not proceed to sea and the master shall forthwith deliver up the certificate of registry to the person by whom it was suspended or, if such person is not immediately available, to a Deputy Registrar or consular officer. (2) In the case of any contravention of this Act, the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall, unless a higher penalty is otherwise prescribed, be liable to a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars by the Registrar.