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Where in respect of a Ghanaian ship, an offence is committed under section 168 or 169, or an act of misconduct is committed for which the agreement of the person committing the offence provides for a fine, and it is intended to enforce the fine,

(a) an entry of the offence or act shall be made in the official log book and signed by the master and an officer or the master and one of the crew;

(b) before the arrival of the ship at the next port; or if the ship is at the time in port, the offender shall if still in the ship be given a copy of the entry or the entry shall be read over distinctly and audibly to the offender, and the offender may reply as the offender thinks fit;

(c) a statement that a copy of the entry was furnished or that the entry was read over to the offender and in either case the reply, if any, made by the offender, shall similarly be entered and signed in the log book;

(d) in any subsequent legal proceedings the entries made under this section shall if practicable be produced or proved; and

  (e) if the entry is not recorded a court may refuse to receive evidence of the offence or act of misconduct.