Customs Consolidation Act, 1876

Penalty on persons cutting adrift vessels belonging to the Customs.

195. Every person who shall cut away, cast adrift, remove, alter, deface, sink, or destroy, or in any other way injure or conceal any vessel boat buoy anchor chain rope or mark in the charge of or used by any person for the prevention of smuggling, or in or for the use of the service of the Customs, shall for every such offence forfeit the sum of ten pounds.