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Act No. 355 Section 330

Section 330

SEC. 330. The inspector who may be put on board of any vessel shall secure, after sunset each evening or previous to his quitting the vessel, the hatches and other communications with the hold of such vessel or any part thereof he may judge necessary, with locks or other proper fastenings, which locks or other fastenings shall not be opened, broken, or removed until the following morning, or after the rising of the sun and in the presence of the inspector by whom the same were affixed, except by special license from the col­lector of the port first obtained. If the lock's or other fastenings, or any of them, are broken or removed contrary to this section, or if any merchandise or package's are clandestinely landed, notice thereof shall be immediately given by the inspector to the collector of the port where the vessel may be; and the master of such vessel shall, for each offense, be liable to a penalty of not more than five hundred dollars, and shall also be subject to all the penalties in this Act prescribed for violation of the provisions of this Act by unlawful importation of merchandise, and the fact that such package or packages are missing, or that the seal thereon has been broken, shall be prima facie evidence of an unlawful importation of the goods contained therein.

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CitationAct No. 355 Section 330 (LawPlayer, data as of 2026-07-04)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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