Cap. 234 Art. 75Penalty for unduly assuming Maltese character.

If a person uses the Maltese flag and assumes the Maltese national character on board a ship which is not a Maltese ship for the purpose of making a ship appear to be a Maltese ship, the ship shall be subject to forfeiture under this Act, unless the assumption has been made for the purpose of escaping capture by an enemy or by a foreign ship of war in the exercise of some belligerent right.