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Penalty on ship not showing colours.
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74.—(1) A ship belonging to a British subject shall hoist the proper national colours—
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(a) on a signal being made to her by one of Her Majesty’s ships (including any vessel under the command of an officer of Her Majesty’s navy on full pay), and
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(b) on entering or leaving any foreign port, and
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(c) if of fifty tons gross tonnage or upwards, on entering or leaving any British port.
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(2) If default is made on board any such ship in complying with this section, the master of the ship shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred pounds.
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(3) This section shall not apply to a fishing boat duly entered in the fishing boat register and lettered and numbered as required by the Fourth Part of this Act.
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