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6. Section 10 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, New is also amended by the insertion of the following sub-section sub-section after sub-section (19) thereof :--
(19A) of Ordinance No. 10 of 1899, s. 10.
certificate
(19A). The Governor may also revoke and cancel any Governor such certificate in any case in which he has reason to believe may cancel that the certificated master of the ship is not exercising, or where is not permitted to exercise, proper control of the ship.
7. Section 10 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, is also amended by the substitution of the following sub- section for sub-section (23) thereof :-
master is not in control of ship.
Substitution for Ordin
ance No. 10 of 1893,
s. 10 (23).
alteration.
(23) If any structural alteration is made in any passenger Report of ship, the owners, agents, charterers and master. shall, within structural twenty-four hours after the alteration is made or as soon thereafter as possible, report the same by letter to the Harbour Master, and in default, without reasonable excuse therefor, they shall be severally liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
8. Section 10 of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, Substitution 1899, is also amended by the substitution of the following sub-section for sub-section (25) thereof :-
of
for Ordin- ance No. 10 of 1899. s. 10 (25).
for carrying passengers
(25) The owner, agent, charterer, master or compradore Penalties any passenger ship shall not receive or have on board thereof or on or in any part thereof at any place within the waters in excess of of the Colony any number of passengers which, having regard complement, to the time, occasion and circumstances of the case, is greater than the number allowed by the passenger certificate; and if he does so he shall be liable to a fine not exceeding two hundred dollars, and also to an additional fine not exceeding five dollars for every passenger above the number so allowed.
ance No. 10
9. Section 14 (3) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, Amendment 1899, is amended by the substitution of the words "Every of Ordin owner, agent, charterer, master or compradore" for the words of 1899, "Every owner or master" in the first line thereof.
s. 14 (3).
10. Section 17 (5) of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, Substitution 1899, is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a) thereof :--
(a) The Harbour Master, if he has reason to believe, on complaint or otherwise, that a British ship is unsafe, may order the provisional detention of such ship for a period not exceeding twenty-four hours; and subject to the further provisions of this section, the Governor may by order extend such period either indefinitely or for such definite period as he may deem fit.
for Ordin- ance No. 10 of 1899, s. 17 (5) (a).
New
11. Part V of the Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 1899, heading is amended by the insertion of the following heading and and section section after section 19:-
Reports.
19A to Ordinance No. 10 of 1899.
Harbour
19A. When any steamship or motorship has sustained Report to or caused any accident occasioning loss of life or has received Master of any material damage affecting the seaworthiness or efficiency thereof, either in the hull or in any part of the 57 & 58
the accident
to ship
Vict. c. 60,
s. 425.