s 47 Owner, agent or master of vessel not leaving within 48 hours after port clearance to return port clearance to Port Master
47.—(1) The owner, agent or master of any vessel which fails to leave the port within 48 hours, or any shorter period specified by the Port Master, after obtaining port clearance must, within 6 hours after the expiry of the 48 hours or the shorter period, return to the Port Master the port clearance certificate and, if so required, obtain fresh port clearance. (2) Any owner, agent or master of a vessel who fails to comply with subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for every offence to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and the vessel may be detained.