Cap. 234 Art. 199Entries upon, and assignment or charge of, card.

(1) No person (other than the Registrar-General or a person authorised in that behalf by the Minister or by the Registrar-

General, acting in accordance with the provisions of this Act or instructions given by the Minister or by the Registrar-General) shall make any mark or entry upon, or erase, cancel or alter any mark or entry made upon, or otherwise deface or destroy, a Maltese seaman’s card.

(2) No person shall assign or charge, or agree to assign or charge, any Maltese seaman’s card, and the assignment of, or any charge on, a Maltese seaman’s card shall be void and of no effect.