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passport, and any one found without such a passport beyond that distance will be liable to prosecution.
XVII. The term Consul in these Regulations shall be construed to include all and every officer in Her Majesty's Consular service, whether Consul-General, Consul, Vice-Consul, or Consular agent, or other person duly authorized to act in any of the aforesaid capacities within the dominions of the Emperor of China.
XVIII.—British vessels are bound as to mooring and pilotage to act in accord- ance with the Harbour and Pilotage Regulations authorized in each port by Her Majesty's Minister for the time being, and any infraction of the same shall render the party offending liable to the penalties attached to these regulations.
XIX. No loading or discharging of cargo may be carried on except within the limits of the anchorage defined by the Consul and the Chinese authorities of each port.
XX.-Any infringement of the preceding General Port Regulations or of the Special Regulations referred to in Regulations XVIII. and XIX., shall subject the offender, for each offence, to imprisonment for any term not exceeding three months, with or without hard labour, and with or without a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, or to a fine not exceeding 200 dollars, without imprisonment, and with or without further fines for continuing offences not exceeding in any case 25 dollars for each day during which the offence continues after the original fine is incurred; such fine to be inflicted, levied, and enforced in accordance with the Order of Her Majesty in Council dated the 9th day of March, 1865.
And in consideration of the urgent necessity for these Regulations, the under- signed hereby further declares that they shall have effect unless and until they shall be disapproved by Her Most Gracious Majesty, and notification of such disapproval shall be received and published by me or other Her Majesty's Minister in China.
NOTE. All fines levied by virtue of or under the General or Special Port Regula- tions are to be applied, as directed by the China and Japan Order in Council, 1865, in diminution of the public expenditure, unless otherwise specially ordered.
(Signed)
PEKING, 28th March, 1881.
THOMAS FRANCIS WADE.