CONFIDENTIAL
Current UK Authority
Item
UK Enactment
14
MSA 1894, S.134
Minister of
Transport
15
MSA 1894, SS.140,
141 & 142;
MSA 1906, SS.61 &
62;
MS (Seaman's
Allotment) Act 1911
16
MSA 1894, S.128 / MSA 1906, S.31
17
MSA 1894, SS.201 & 206, and MSA 1906, SS.25-27
Minister of Transport (formerly Board of Trade)
Minister of Transport
(a) Minister of Transport (formerly Board of Trade)
(b) The Queen in Council (i.e. the Privy Council of the United Kingdom)
Power/Function
To make regulations governing final settlement of wages by superintendent of a mercantile marine office
(a) To approve the form in which allotment notes are made
(b) to make regulations
governing the manner of making and executing allotments in favour of savings. banks
To approve the form of certificate of discharge to be given by master to seafarer discharged in Hong Kong
(a) (i) To make rules for conducting inspections of provisions of food for crew;
(ii) To appoint inspecting officers for the above
purpose:
(b) To alter the scale of provisions which must be furnished to crew members.
Proposed HK Authority
The Bill will cor on the Governor : Council power to make regulations relation to payme of wages and rendering account of wages paid
The Bill will con on the Governor i Council power to make regulations governing the mak of allotments, leaving the detai to be prescribed the regulations
The Bill will con! on the Governor in Council power to make regulations prescribing the procedure to be followed in
connection with th
discharge of seafarers from HK ships
The Bill will confe on the Governor in Council power to make relevant regulations; these, inter alia may
empower persons to conduct
inspections.
Power:
of exemption granted to Seafarers' Authority
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