| Master of wreck, etc., to report. |
24. (1) When an aircraft or vessel is lost or wrecked or is compelled to land or bring to within Kenya owing to accident, stress of weather or other unavoidable cause, the master or agent of the aircraft or vessel shall with all reasonable speed make report of the aircraft or vessel and of its cargo and stores to the nearest officer or administrative officer.
(2) Where an aircraft or vessel is found abandoned within Kenya then, unless the master or agent thereof satisfies the Commissioner that all the provisions of this Act in relation to the aircraft or vessel and its cargo and stores have been complied with, the aircraft or vessel and its cargo and stores shall be liable to forfeiture.
(3) A master or agent who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence. |
