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Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)

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Merchant Shipping (Maritime Security) Regulations, 2004

Part 7 : Information Gathering

103. Director-General may require security compliance information

 

(1) Information that relates to compliance, or failure to comply, with these regulations is security compliance information.

 

(2) If the Director-General believes on reasonable grounds that a maritime industry participant has security compliance information, the Director-General may, by written notice given to the participant, require the participant to give the information to the Director-General or to another specified person.

 

(3) The information must be given within the period and in the form and manner specified in the notice. The period must not be less than 14 days.

 

(4) Without limiting subregulation (3), the Director-General may specify in the notice any one or more of the following ways for the participant to give the information:
(a) orally;
(b) in writing;
(c) by electronic transmission.

 

(5) If a person fails to comply with a notice under subregulation (2), the person commits an offence punishable upon conviction by a fine or by imprisonment for a period not exceeding 12 months.

 

(6) Subregulation (5) does not apply if the person has a reasonable excuse.

 

 


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