796
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, AUGUST 21, 1936.
And whereas by sub-section (2) of Section 67 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932 (a) (hereinafter called "the Act") it was amongst other things enacted that Section four hundred and forty-five of the principal Act should be repealed as from the appointed day subject to a proviso that any Order in Council in force immediately before the appointed day under Section four hundred and forty-four or Section four hundred and forty- five of the principal Act should, until revoked, continue to have effect as if for references in the Order to Part V of the principal Act relating to overloading or improper loading as the case might be there were substituted references to Part II of the Act so however that no such Order should continue to have effect with respect to Load Line Convention ships plying on international voyages :
And whereas by sub-section (3) of Section 67 of the Act, it was enacted that for the purpose of the Section the expression "the appointed day" meant such day as His Majesty in Council might appoint:
And whereas by an Order in Council dated the 10th day of November, 1932, (b) His Majesty appointed the 1st day of January, 1933, as the date on which Part II of the Act should come into operation:
And whereas by Section 738 of the principal Act it is amongst other things provided that where His Majesty has power under that Act to make an Order in Council His Majesty may
from time to time by Order in Council revoke any Order so made:
And whereas it is expedient that the said recited Order in Council of the 11th day of June, 1910, should be revoked :
And whereas by sub-section (2) of Section 59 of the Merchant Shipping (Safety and Load Line Conventions) Act, 1932, it is amongst other things enacted subject to the proviso that no Order in Council made under the sub-section shall apply to Load Line Convention ships plying on international voyages, that where the Board of Trade certify that provision has been made for the fixing, marking and certifying of load lines by the law in force in any foreign country with respect to ships (or any class or description of ships) of that country and has also been so made (or has been agreed to be so made) for recognising United Kingdom load line certificates as having the same effect in ports of that country as certificates issued under the said provision; and that the said provision for the fixing, marking and certifying of load lines is based on the same principles as the corresponding provisions of Part II of the Act and is equally effective His Majesty may by Order in Council direct that load line certificates issued in pursuance of the said provision in respect of ships (or that class or description of ships) of that foreign country shall have the same effect for the purpose of Part II of the Act as United Kingdom load line certificates:
(a) 22 & 23 Geo. 5. c. 9.
(b) S.R. & O. 1932 (No. 917) p. 929.