s 153 Rules to be observed by persons finding wreck
153.—(1) Where any person finds or takes possession of any wreck within the limits of Singapore or of any wreck found or taken possession of outside the limits of Singapore and brought within the limits of Singapore, the person must —(a) if the person is the owner thereof, give notice to the receiver stating that the person has found or taken possession of the wreck, and describing the marks by which the wreck may be recognised; or (b) if the person is not the owner thereof, as soon as possible deliver the wreck to the receiver. (2) Any person who, without reasonable cause, fails to comply with this section shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000, and shall, in addition, if the person is not the owner, forfeit any claim to salvage, and shall be liable to pay to the owner of the wreck if it is claimed, or if it is unclaimed to the person entitled to the wreck, double the value thereof, to be recovered in the same way as a fine of a like amount under this Act.