Section 127

If an official log-book is not kept in the manner required by this Act, or if an entry directed by this Act to be made therein is not made at the time and in the manner directed by this Act, the master shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to the specific fine in this Act mentioned in respect thereof, or where there is no such specific fine to a fine not exceeding $100.

Any person who makes, or procures to be made, or assists in making, any entry in an official log-book in respect of any occurrence happening previously to the arrival of the ship at her final port of discharge more than 24 hours after her arrival, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to a fine not exceeding $600.

Any person who wilfully destroys or mutilates or renders illegible any entry in an official log-book, or wilfully makes or procures to be made or assists in making a false or fraudulent entry in or omission from an official log-book, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.[142