132ASecurity for expenses and wages of seaman left behind

#### 132A Security for expenses and wages of seaman left behind (1) A proper authority may require the owner, agent or master of a ship from which a seaman is left on shore: (a) to deposit with the proper authority such sum as the proper authority considers necessary to cover the liability, or expected liability, of the owner in respect of the seaman under section 127 or section 132; or (b) to give security for the payment by the owner of amounts for which the owner is, or may become, liable in respect of the seaman under either of those sections. (2) A person shall comply with a requirement made by a proper authority under subsection (1). Penalty: $1,000. (2A) An offence under subsection (2) is an offence of strict liability. > Note: For strict liability, see section 6.1 of the Criminal Code. (3) An amount deposited with a proper authority under subsection (1) may be expended by the proper authority in discharging the liabilities in respect of which it was deposited and the balance, if any, shall be paid to the person by whom it was deposited. (4) In this section, seaman includes master.