Cap. 9 Art. 321Exhibition of false lights, etc., with danger to navigation.

(1) Whosoever shall exhibit any false light or signal or any other thing tending to summon ships, vessels or boats, or to regulate their navigation, with intent to cause the loss or stranding of any ship, vessel or boat, or shall with the like intent extinguish or remove any light, signal or other thing intended by the

Government for the guidance of seamen, shall, on conviction, be liable to imprisonment for a term from three to five years, even though no accident has occurred.

(2) Where an accident has occurred, the offender shall, on conviction, be liable -

(a) if the damage is to a ship, vessel or boat or to the gear or appurtenances thereof or to the cargo or to any other thing which is on board, to imprisonment for a term from five to nine years, if the amount of the damage exceeds one hundred and sixteen euro and forty-seven cents (€116.47), or, to imprisonment for a term from four to six years, if the amount of the damage does not exceed one hundred and sixteen euro and forty-seven cents (€116.47);

(b) if, with or without any damage as aforesaid, any individual suffers a grievous bodily harm with any of the effects mentioned in article 218, to imprisonment for a term from five to twenty years, or, if the bodily harm is grievous but without the effects mentioned in the said article, to imprisonment for a term from four to twelve years, or, if the bodily harm is slight, to imprisonment for a term from two to six years;

(c) if any person shall perish, to the punishment of imprisonment for life.