Cap. 234 Art. 76Penalty for concealment of Maltese or assumption of foreign character. 

If the master or owner of a Maltese ship does anything or permits anything to be done, or carries or permits to be carried papers or documents, with intent to conceal the Maltese character of the ship from any person entitled by the law of Malta to inquire into the same, or with intent to assume a foreign character, or with intent to deceive any person so entitled as aforesaid, the ship shall be subject to forfeiture under this Act; and the master, if he commits or is privy to the commission of the offence, shall in respect of each offence be liable to imprisonment for a period not exceeding two years or to a fine (multa) not exceeding five hundred units or to both such imprisonment and fine.

Forfeiture of ship