Section 22

The Director or any officer authorised by the Director to detain a ship may, if he thinks it necessary, place a police officer on board as a guard, referred to in this section as a police guard.

Where a ship proceeding to sea takes to sea when any officer authorised to detain the ship, police guard or inspector is on board in the execution of his duty, the owner and the master of the ship shall each be liable to pay all expenses of and incidental to the officer, police guard or inspector being so taken to sea, and shall also be liable to pay a sum not exceeding $2,000, or a sum not exceeding

$200 for every day until the officer, police guard or inspector returns or until such time as would enable him after leaving the ship to return to the port from which he was taken, and the expenses ordered to be paid may be recoverable as a debt due to the Government.

Any police guard so placed on board a ship may take such steps as are necessary to prevent the ship from leaving the port.

Any person who opposes or in any way obstructs any officer authorised to detain the ship, a police guard or an inspector shall be guilty of an offence and liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

Sale of ship.