Merchant Shipping Act, 1894

Penalties on persons acting without licence or badge, using badge not lawfully issued, or employing unlicensed person.

350.(1) A person shall not—

(a) act as an emigrant runner without being duly licensed and registered; or

(b) retain or use any emigrant runner’s badge not issued to him in manner by this Act required; or

(c) counterfeit or forge any emigrant runner’s badge; or

(d) employ as an emigrant runner any person not duly licensed and registered.

(2) If any person acts in contravention of this section, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine not exceeding five pounds.