THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 1, 1911.
section.
(24.) No junk or cargo liable to forfeiture, under the Trial of provisions of this section, shall be so forfeited unless the offences un- offence in respect of which such junk or cargo is liable to der this forfeiture, shall be tried by two Police Magistrates sitting together, who shall have power, in their discretion, to extend the period limited by law for an appeal from their decision to the Supreme Court, either before or after the expiration thereof,
(25.) Every master of a junk who shall refuse or fail to Penalty for comply with the provisions of sub-section (10) or (11) of infraction this section, or knowingly give untrue particulars con- of sub-sec- cerning the information which he is thereby required to
tion (10) or (11). furnish, shall be liablo to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars, or imprisonment with or without labour for any period not exceeding six months.
(26.) Every master of a junk violating the provisions of Penalty for sub-sections (13) or (14) of this scetion shall be liable to infraction of a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars or imprison- sub-section ment with or without hard labour for any period not (13) or (14). excccding six months, and such junk and her cargo may, in the discretion of the Magistrates, be forfeited to the Crown. It shall be lawful for any officer or constable of the Police or Harbour Department or for any Revenne Officer to arrest within the waters of the Colony any junk or other Chinese craft leaving or attempting to leave her anchorage, or which he has good reason to believe, had left her anchorage or any port of the Colony between the hours aforesaid.
deemed in
(27.) If in any action brought in any Court of the Junk not Colony, in respect of a collision occurring between sunset carrying and sunrise, in or outside the waters of the Colony, lights to be between a junk and another vessel, it is proved that such fault for junk did not carry either the lights prescribed for sailing collision. vessels by the International Collision Regulations or the lights prescribed for junks by sub-section (1) or (2) res- pectively of section 25 then such junk shall be deemed to be in fault, unless it is shown to the satisfaction of the Court that the circumstances of the case unde the omis- sion to carry such lights necessary.
5. Section 40 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Repeals sec- repealed.
tion 40 of Ordinance No. 10 of 1899.
6. Tables T and U of the Schedule to the Principal Repeal and Ordinance are hereby repealed and the Tables T and U of substitution the Schedule to this Ordinance are respectively substituted of Tables T
therefor.
Passed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, this 23rd day of November, 1911.
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C. CLEMENTI,
Clerk of Councils.
Assented to by Ilis Excellency the Governor, the 29th day of November, 1911.
A. W. BREWIN,
Colonial Secretary.
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