(3) If an authorised officer inspects a
vessel and determines that the vessel is an unsafe vessel, the
authorised officer may, by notice in writing given to the owner or operator of
the vessel, require the owner or operator to take the measures specified in
the notice to repair the vessel or otherwise make the vessel safe within a
specified period.
(4) If the owner or operator of the vessel to whom a notice
is given under this section fails to comply with any of the requirements of
the notice, within the period specified in the notice, the owner or operator
is guilty of an offence.
: Maximum penalty--50 penalty units.
(5) If the
owner or operator of the vessel to whom a notice is given under this section
fails to comply with any of the requirements of the notice within the period
specified in the notice, an authorised officer may do any of the following--
(a) take the measures specified in the notice,
(b) detain the vessel (either
on or off the water) provided such action is considered by the Minister to be
reasonable in the circumstances,
(c) dispose of the vessel provided such
action is considered by the Minister to be reasonable in the circumstances.
(6) The Minister may, by proceedings brought in a court of competent
jurisdiction, recover as a debt from a person to whom a notice has been given
under this section the costs incurred in taking action under subsection (5).
