53Penalty on person obtaining charge of a ship by misrepresentation
If any person, by wilful misrepresentation of circumstances upon which the safety of a ship may depend, obtains, or endeavours to obtain, the charge of that ship, that person and every person procuring, abetting or conniving at the commission of the offence shall, in addition to any liability for damages, be liable on summary conviction in respect of each offence to a fine not exceeding—
(a)in England and Wales and in Scotland, level 5 on the standard scale,
(b)in Northern Ireland, £1,000.