53. Power of Superintendent to require production of ship’s papers
Feedback & supportIn any proceeding under this Act before the Superintendent relating to the wages, claims or discharge of a seaman, the Superintendent may require the owner, or his agent, or the master, or any mate or other member of the crew, to produce any log-books, papers or other documents in his possession or power relating to a matter in question in the proceeding, and may require the attendance of and examine any of those persons, being then at or near the place, on the matter.
Superintendent
“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office referred to in section 26 and includes any deputy superintendent appointed under that section, or, if the context so requires, any superintendent appointed under the Merchant Shipping Acts;
Any person so required who fails, without reasonable cause, to comply with the requisition, shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to a fine not exceeding $100.[66