Point in time view as at 10/01/2011.
Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 219 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 04 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)A person who, without lawful authority—
(a)intentionally or recklessly damages—
(i)any lighthouse or the lights exhibited in it, or
(ii)any lightship, buoy or beacon;
(b)removes, casts adrift or sinks any lightship, buoy or beacon; or
(c)conceals or obscures any lighthouse, buoy or beacon;
commits an offence.
(2)A person who, without reasonable excuse,—
(a)rides by,
(b)makes fast to, or
(c)runs foul of,
any lightship, buoy or beacon commits an offence.
(3)A person who is guilty of an offence under this section shall, in addition to being liable for the expenses of making good any damage so occasioned, be liable, on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.
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