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(2.) The police officer in charge of any searching party, Power to
detain ship. and any police officer superior to him, shall have power to detain any launch or ship so about to proceed until in his opinion the said searches shall have been completed.
(3.) No action shall lie against any police officer, guard Protection
of police, or watchman in respect of any act bonâ fide done or
guards and omitted to be done in connection with any such search. watchmen.
(4.) Every person who shall obstruct any such search Penalty for obstructing shall liable ou summary conviction to a fine not exceeding search. two hundred and fifty dollars and to imprisonment for a period not exceeding three months.
Other
powers of search not
(5.) Nothing in this Ordinance shall be construed as limiting any other powers of search possessed by any affected. police officer.
failure to
16. No order of any kind whatsoever shall be given, No order, and no threat or inducement, direct or indirect, shall be etc., to be
given which made or hold out, and no pressure shall be exerted, and no might have advice shall be offered, which might have the effect of the effect of influencing any person to fail to observe any of the pro- causing visions of this Ordinance or of any regulations made observe thereunder, and every person who shall give any such order, regulations. or make any such threat, or hold out any such inducement, or exert any such pressure, or offer any such advice, shall be deemed to be guilty of a misdemeanour and shall be liable to imprisonment for any term not exceeding one year and to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars.
tions.
17. The Governor-in-Council shall have power to make Power to regulations for the purposes of section 6 prescribing the make regula- precautions to be observed with a view to the prevention of piracy, and any such regulations made after the passing of this Ordinance but before the date of its coming into operation shall if previously published in the Gazette and nowithstanding anything to the contrary contained in section 40 of the Interpretation Ordinance, 1911, come into force on the day on which this Ordinance shall come into operation unless they shall have been repealed in the meantime.
18. The owners agents charterers and licensees of every Liability launch or ship which by any regulations made under this to pay for
guards. Ordinance shall be required to carry watchman or guards shall be jointly and severally liable to pay to the Colonial Treasurer such monthly sum for each watchman or guard as may be fixed by the said regulations, and any such sum in respect of payment of which default is made may, with- out prejudice however to any proceedings already taken or to be taken on any bond entered into in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance, be recovered as a fee payable to the Crown within the meaning of the Crown 'Remedies Ordinance, 1875.
on
19. This Ordinance shall not apply to any launch occasions on which it is being used solely for purposes of pleasure.
Ordinance not to apply
to launch
when being used for pleasure.
20. The Governor-in-Council shall have power to General exempt any launch or ship or class of launch or ship from power of
exemption. the provisions of this Ordinance either generally or for a specified period and shall have power in his absolute discretion to withdraw at any time any exemption so granted.
21. The Launch and River Trade Steamer (Protection Repeal of against Piracy) Ordinance, 1900, and the Steam Launch Ordinances and River Trade Steamer (Protection against Piracy) and 18 of Ordinance, 1913, are hereby repealed.
7 of 1900
1913.
22. This Ordinance shall not come into operation unless Suspending and until the Governor shall notify by proclamation that clause. it is His Majesty's pleasure not to disallow it and there-
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