Rules to be observed by persons finding wreck

(1) The following rules shall be observed by any person finding or taking possession of wreck within the limits of Belize, (a) if the person so finding or taking possession of it is the owner, he shall as soon as possible give notice to the Receiver of the district within which the wreck is found, stating that he has so found or taken possession of it, and shall describe in such notice the marks by which such wreck is distinguished; (b) if any person not being the owner finds or takes possession of any wreck, he shall, as soon as possible, deliver it to the Receiver of the district within which the wreck is found. 12 (2) Any person who makes default in obeying the provisions of this section commits an offence and is liable, (a) if he is the owner, and makes default in performing the several things, the performance of which is hereby imposed on an owner, to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars; (b) if he is not the owner, and makes default in performing the several things, the performance of which is hereby imposed on any person not being an owner, to forfeiture of all claim to salvage and to pay to the owner of such wreck, if it is claimed, but if it is unclaimed, then to the person entitled to such unclaimed wreck, double the value of the wreck, such value to be recovered in the same way as a penalty of like amount, and also to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.