Section 185

If a pilgrim ship has on board a number of pilgrims greater either than the number allowed under this Act or than the number allowed by the licence or certificate granted at her port or place of departure, whichever is the smaller, the master and the owner shall be guilty of an offence and, for every pilgrim in excess of that number, be each liable to a fine not exceeding $100, and the master shall further be liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one week in respect of each such pilgrim:Provided that the aggregate term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall not exceed 6 months.

The Director may cause all pilgrims over and above the number allowed under this Act, or by such licence or certificate, to disembark, and may forward them to any port at which they have contracted to land, and recover the cost of so forwarding them from the master or owner of the ship as if the cost were a fine imposed under this Act, and a certificate under the Director’s hand shall be conclusive proof of the amount of the cost aforesaid.[202