THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 25, 1940.
36. The Governor, if he considers it necessary in the Control of interests of defence or public safety so to do, may by order highways. provide for the stopping up or diversion of any highway, and for prohibiting or restricting the exercise of any right of way or the use of any waterway.
PART IV.
Control of ports and morements of vessels and aircraft.
General
control of
37. (1) The Governor may by order make provision as to the places in or to which vessels may be or go, and navigation. generally for regulating the movements, navigation, pilotage, anchorage, mooring, berthing and lighting of vessels within the harbours and territorial waters of this Colony, and any order made under this regulation is hereafter in these regula- tions referred to as a navigation order.**
(2) If, in the case of any vessel, a navigation order is contravened or not complied with. the master of the vessel shall be guilty of an offence against this regulation.
(3) An authorized officer may, in relation to any vessel, take such steps, and use such force, as may appear to that person to be reasonably necessary for securing compliance with any order under this regulation relating to the vessel, or, where an offence against this regulation has occurred in the case of the vessel, for enabling proceedings in respect of the offence to be effectually taken.
(4) This regulation shall apply in relation to seaplanes on the surface of the water as those provisions apply in relation to vessels, and seaplanes taking off from, or alighting on, the water shall be deemed, for the purpose of this regulation, to be on the surface of the water while in contact therewith.
for safety
38.-(1) The Governor may, if it appears to him to be Measures necessary or expedient for the safety of ships registered in of ships. this Colony and of persons on board such ships so to de, make provision by order for securing that any ship registered in this Colony to which the order applies shall not, except under permission granted by a competent authority, proceed to sea from any port in this Colony, unless such requirements in respect of the alteration of the structure or external appear- ance of the ship, and in respect of the equipping of the ship with any particular apparatus, contrivance or appliance, as may be contained in the order have been complied with, and an order under this regulation may be made so as to apply either to a particular ship or to ships of a particular class
(2) If any ship proceeds or attempts to proceed to sea in contravention of an order made under this regulation, the master of the ship and the person having the management thereof shall each be guilty of an offence against this regulation.
(3) An authorized officer may, in relation to any ship, take such steps, and use such force, as may appear to that person to be reasonably necessary for securing compliance with any order under this regulation relating to the ship, or, where an offence against this regulation has occurred in the case of the ship, for enabling proceedings in respect of the offence to be effectually taken.
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