1974 Ed.]
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(2) If the provisions of this Part which require a passenger ship to be surveyed and to have a passenger certificate are not complied with in the case of any ship, the owner, agent, charterer, master and comprador shall, without prejudice to any other remedy or penalty under this Ordinance, be liable to the like penalties in respect of all excess passengers and the like imprisonment as are specified in subsection (1) if he receives or has on board at any place within the waters of the Colony any number of passengers which having regard to the time, occasion and circumstances is in excess of the number which that ship is allowed to carry.
35. (1) If any person—
(a) knowingly and wilfully makes, or assists in making, or procures to be made, a false or fraudulent declaration or certificate required by or under this Ordinance or the Merchant Shipping Acts; or
(b) forges, assists in forging, procures to be forged, fraudu- lently alters, assists in fraudulently altering, or procures to be fraudulently altered, any such declaration or certifi- cate, or anything contained in, or any signature to any such declaration or certificate,
he shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 2 years. (Amended, 73 of 1974, s. 12)
(2) Any surveyor who demands or receives, directly or in- directly, from the owner, agent or master of any ship surveyed by him under the provisions of this Ordinance or from any other person, and any such owner, agent, master or other person who offers or gives any fee or remuneration whatsoever (otherwise than is permitted by this Ordinance) to any such surveyor for or in respect of such survey shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine of $50,000 and to imprisonment for 12 months. (Amended, 17 of 1965, s. 19 and 73 of 1974, s. 12)
36. (1) Every passenger ship of which a survey is required by section 24 shall-
(a) be provided with means to prevent over pressure in any part of the boilers and machinery, and in particular every boiler and other pressure vessel used for generating steam shall be provided with not less than 2 safety valves;
(b) have the ship's compasses properly adjusted from time to time, such adjustment to be made to the satisfaction of a Government surveyor and according to such regulations as may be issued by the Governor;
(c) be provided with means for making the signals of distress
at night specified in international collision regulations;
Offences.
[cf. pr. Act, s. 282 and 1932 c. 9, s. 71.]
[cf. pr. Act, s. 724(4).]
Equipment of passenger ship.
[cf. pr. Act, s. 285(4).]
[cf. pr. Act, s. 285(1).]
[cf. pr. Act,
s. 435(1).]
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