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MARINE NAVIGATIONAL AIDS ACT 1973 - SECT 5

5 .         Offence

        (1)         A person who wilfully or negligently does anything which interferes with the operation of, or the use by a person of, a marine navigational aid established or deemed to have been established under this Act so as to hinder the effective operation, or use, of the aid commits an offence.

        Penalty: $200.

        (2)         In addition to the penalty, a person convicted of an offence against subsection (1) may be ordered to pay the amount of the damage to the marine navigational aid caused by the commission of the offence, or the cost of repairing, replacing or reinstating the aid.

        [Section 5 amended by No. 30 of 1980 s. 3.]



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