# Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Section 71: Civil liability for smuggling.


If a seaman employed in a United Kingdom ship is found in civil proceedings before a court in the United Kingdom to have committed an act of smuggling, whether within or outside the United Kingdom, he shall be liable to make good any loss or expense that the act has caused to any other person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1995/21/section/71 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-act-1995/section-71
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