MERCHANT SHIPPING (RECRUITING OF
Ord. No. 59/79
A175
SEAMEN) (AMENDMENT)
(iv) to direct the Superintendent to withdraw the suspension of the seaman's registration and issue him with a caution in writing to be of good behaviour in the future.".
5. Section 32 of the principal Ordinance is amended by deleting Amendment of subsection (1) and substituting the following—
"(1) A seaman—
(a) whose appeal is referred by the authority under section 20
to a Board of Reference; or
(b) whose case is referred by the authority under section 21 to
a Board of Reference,
and who is dissatisfied in point of law with a decision of the Board of Reference on the appeal or case may, within 28 days after the service on him of the statement required to be served on him by section 27(1) or 31(1), as the case may be, appeal to a judge of the High Court.".
6.
section 32.
The principal Ordinance is amended to the extent specified in Consequential the Schedule.
amendments. Schedule.
Section
SCHEDULE
AMENDMENTS
Extent of amendment
[s. 6.]
Sections 7(5), 10(1)(a) and (b), 11, 14(1), 30, 31(3) and (4), 34(8), 36(1), 37, 40(1), 56(3) and 74(3)
'Section 17(1)
'Section 18
Sections 21 and 22(2)
'Section 25
Section 31(5)
Before "29(1)" wherever it occurs
insert "28A(1) or".
Delete "19(1)" and substitute "17A(2)".
(1) In subsection (1) delete "or
19(1)".
(2) In subsection (1A) delete "or
under section 19(1)”.
After "17(3)" wherever it occurs
insert", 17A(5)".
After "28" insert". 28A".
•
After "under section" insert "28A(1)
or (2), or".
Passed by the Hong Kong Legislative Council this 18th day of July, 1979.
STEPHEN S. P. TAM.
Clerk to the Legislative Council.