THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 8TH SEPTEMBER, 1905.
6. Sub-section (1) (e) of section 26 of the Principal Amendment Ordinance is hereby amended by substituting the words of sub-sec- "unless with" for the word "without" in the third line tion (1) ()
of section thereof and by inserting the words "the proof of which 26 of the shall lie upon such person after the word "ship' in Principal
the fourth line thereof.
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Ordinance.
7. Sub-section (2) (a) of section 26 of the Principal Repeal of Ordinance is hereby repealed and the following sub-section sub-section is substituted in place thereof :--
and new
(2) (a) of section 26 of “(2) (a).—If any launch, junk or other vessel the Principal
shall be found alongside any public wharf Ordinance or landing place (not being engaged in taking sub-section on board or landing passengers or cargo) substituted or alongside any private wharf or landing with respect place (unless with the permission of the owner to obstruc- thereof the proof of which shall lie on the wharves. person in charge of such launch, junk or improper other vessel) or lying off any wharf or land- mooring, ete. ing place public or private so as to obstruct
the free access of other vessels thereto; or
tion of
8. Sub-section (2) of section 30 of the Principal Ordi- Amendment nance is hereby amended by adding thereto the following of sub-sec-
tion (2) proviso :-
of section 30 of the
“Provided always that the powers conferred by Principal
this sub-section may in respect to steamships Ordinance. under 60 tons and to juuks be exercised by any European Police Officer of whatever rank."
9. Sub-section (2) of section 37 of the Principal Or- Amendment dinance is amended by omitting therefrom all the words of sub-section therein after the word "licence” in the tenth line thereof.
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(2) of section 37 of the Principal Ordinance.
10. Section 38 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended by substituting the words Harbour Master" of section for the words "Governor-in-Council” in the first, tenth 38 of the and eleventh lines thereof.
Principal Ordinance.
11. Section 39 of the Principal Ordinance is hereby Amendment amended by the addition thereto of the following sub- of section 39 section :--
of the Prin- cipal Ordin-
ancc.
(29). If in any action brought in any Court of the Junk not Colony in respect of a collision occurring between carrying sunset and sunrise, in or outside the waters of the lights to be
deemed in Colony, between a junk and another vessel, it is fault for proved that such junk did not carry either the lights collision. prescribed for sailing vessels by the International Collision Regulations or the lights prescribed for junks by sub-sections (1) and (2) respectively of section 25 of this Ordinance, then such junk shall be deemed to be in fault, unless it is shewn to the satis- faction of the Court that the circumstances of the case made the omission to carry such lights necessary."
12. The Junks Collision Ordinance, 1902, and The Repeal of Small Ships Exemption Ordinance, 1903, are hereby Ordinances repealed.
Objects and Reasons,
The principal objects of this measure are to provide a practicable system in respect of the lights to be carried by junks, to secure further and better control of the traffic of small craft in the Harbour, to facilitate the granting of Special Licences to River Steamers, and to exempt certain ships in certain cases from the operation of section of the Principal Ordinance.
HENRY S. BERKELEY, Attorney General.
No. 39 of 1902 and No. 18 of 1903.
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