What Article 114¹⁴ regulates
Article 114¹⁴ of the Code of Administrative Offences of Georgia governs the administrative liability of a ship's agent for breaches of the procedure for formalising a vessel's entry into a seaport and/or departure from it. Specifically, the norm addresses the situation where the ship's agent fails to submit the appropriate documents concerning the vessel's entry into the port and/or departure from the port to the port state supervision and control service — either in a form that does not comply with the form established by the legislation of Georgia, or outside the established time limit.
The timely and correctly formalised submission of documents is one of the foundations of port administration: it is on the basis of these documents that the state supervision service exercises control over the entry and departure of vessels. A breach of this obligation by the agent is therefore not a mere formality — it complicates the regulation of the port and is answered by a clear sanction.
The elements of the offence
From the text of the article, the elements of the administrative offence can be broken down as follows:
- the subject — the ship's agent;
- the addressee — the port state supervision and control service;
- the object — the appropriate documents concerning the vessel's entry into the seaport and/or departure from it;
- the form of the breach — failure to submit the documents in the form established by the legislation of Georgia and/or within the established time limit.
It is important that the norm uses an "and/or" construction: the breach may consist in a non-compliant form, in a missed deadline, or in both at once. When a concrete case is assessed, the decisive question is therefore which requirement was violated — the form, the deadline, or both together.
Who is the responsible subject
The fine is imposed on the ship's agent. It is the agent who, under the article, is obliged to submit the documentation to the supervision and control service. The text of the article does not mention other subjects in connection with this sanction, so the determination of the proper addressee of the proceedings must be based on the exact content of the norm.
The role of the ship's agent in port procedures is such that the performance of documentary obligations falls precisely on that person, and neglect of this role ends in a fine. Organising document flow is therefore one of the most practical issues in agency activity.
The amount of the fine
The commission of the administrative offence provided for by Article 114¹⁴ entails a fine on the ship's agent in the amount of 1 000 lari. This is the only sanction established by this norm: the article does not provide a separate sanction for repeated commission.
Compared with other port-related violations, 1 000 lari is a comparatively small amount, but the size of the fine does not diminish the essence of the obligation: the documents must still be submitted, and non-payment creates additional costs through the surcharge mechanism.
Consequences of non-payment
If a fine imposed for the administrative offence provided for by this article is not paid within the period determined by the Code, the offender becomes liable to a surcharge in double the amount of that fine. If the fine and the surcharge remain unpaid within 30 days from the imposition of the surcharge, measures to secure their payment will be carried out against the offender under the procedure established by the legislation of Georgia.
This means that a fine left unpaid in time grows by a surcharge equal to double its amount, and further non-payment leads to compulsory enforcement measures. Regardless of the size of the fine, payment discipline is therefore always the most economical course.
For an agency business, even a small fine carries an administrative footprint: it must be registered, paid and documented. Treating deadlines for submissions and for payments as part of the same compliance calendar is the simplest way to avoid both the original violation and its financial consequences.
What the article does not regulate
Article 114¹⁴ defines the elements of the offence and the sanction. Which specific documents are required, what form is established and which deadlines apply are determined by the legislation of Georgia and must be examined separately in each concrete case. The procedure of administrative proceedings — who draws up the protocol and how a decision may be appealed — is likewise governed by other provisions of the Code. The article itself gives only the framework of the obligation, while its practical content lives in the applicable port and maritime legislation, which changes over time and must be checked at the moment of the transaction.
How Legal.ge can help
If a dispute under this article has arisen in ship agency activity, it is essential to assess precisely which requirement was treated as violated — the form or the deadline. The Legal.ge team will help you analyse the case materials, verify the qualification and defend your position. We examine each case individually and recommend well-grounded legal steps.