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Section 56: Offences by officers in charge of convoy
- (1) All officers appointed for the convoy and protection of any ships or vessels shall diligently perform their duty without delay according to their instructions in that behalf.
- (2) Every such officer subject to naval law, who,–
- (a) does not defend the ships and goods under his convoy without deviation to any other objects; or
- (b) refuses to fight in their defence if they are assailed; or
- (c) cowardly abandons and exposes the ships in his convoy to hazard; or
- (d) demands or exacts any money or other reward from any merchant or master for convoying any ships or vessels entrusted to his care; or
- (e) misuses the masters or mariners thereof; shall be punished with death or such other punishment as is hereinafter mentioned, and shall also make such reparation in damages to the merchants, owners and others as a Civil Court of competent jurisdiction may adjudge.
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