# The Merchant Shipping (Seamen’s Documents) Regulations 1987, Regulation 23: Delivery of discharge books


(1) Any person having possession of a discharge book shall, after he becomes aware that the holder has died, has been discharged from any ship, or has been left behind in any country, deliver it to a superintendent or proper officer or to the Registrar General of Shipping and Seamen as soon as practicable.
(2) A person who fails to comply with requirements of this regulation shall be guilty of an offence.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1987/408/regulation/23 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-seamens-documents-regulations-1987/regulation-23
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