Cap. 37 Art. 51Storescontent to be delivered to proper official.

(1) The master, or his agent duly authorized by him in writing for that purpose, shall deliver to the proper official the stores content, containing the particulars of such stores, and shall make out and subscribe thereon, in the presence of the proper official, a declaration that the contents thereof are true, and that all the requirements of the Merchant

Shipping Act, or, as the case may be, of any other law respecting outward bound vessels applicable to his vessel, have been complied with, and also an account of the stores so shipped, together with any other stores then already on board, and the latter, when signed by the aforesaid official and countersigned by the Commissioner, shall be the victualling bill.

(2) No dutiable stores shall be shipped for the use of any vessel, nor shall any articles taken on board any vessel be deemed to be stores, except such as are borne upon such victualling bill.

(3) If any such stores are relanded at any place in Malta without the sanction of the Commissioner, the same shall be forfeited, and the master and the owner of the vessel shall each be liable, to a fine (multa)

equivalent to the aggregate of the duty payable on such stores and double the value of such stores, or to a fine (multa) of five hundred and eighty-

two euro and thirty-four cents (€582.34) whichever is the greater.