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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST AUGUST, 1891.
(6.) That the certificates of the engineer or engineers are such and in such form as required by law.
(7.) That the steam-ship is duly marked in accordance with section 40 of this Ordi- nance or in accordance with the Merchant Shipping Acts 1854 to 1890.
And such declarations shall be in such form as the Governor directs.
(9.) The said owner, agent, or master shall transmit such declarations to the Colonial Secretary within fourteen days after the dates of the receipt thereof respectively; and in default shall forfeit a summ not exceeding two dollars for every day that the sending of such declarations is delayed; and such sum shall be paid upon the delivery of the certifi- cate hereinbefore mentioned in addition to the fee payable for the same and shall be applied in the same manner as such fees, and if the declarations are not transmitted to the Co- lonial Secretary within twenty-eight days, the fees and for- feitures shall be recoverable as a debt due to the Crown.
(10.) Upon the receipt of such declarations, the Gover- nor shall, if satisfied that the provisions of this section have been complied with, cause a certificate in dupli- cate to be prepared and issued to the effect that the provisions of the law with respect to the survey of the steam-ship and the transmission of declarations in respect thereof have been complied with, and such certificate shall state the limits (if any) beyond which, according to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors, such steam-ship is not fit to ply, and shall also contain a statement of the number of passengers which, according to the declaration of the surveyor or surveyors, such steam-ship is fit to carry, distinguishing (if necessary) between the respective numbers to be carried on the deck and in the cabins, such number to be subject to such conditions and variations, according to the time of year, the nature of the voyage, the cargo carried, and other circumstances, as the case requires.
(11.) The Colonial Secretary shall transmit such certifi- cate in duplicate to the Harbour Master, who shall deliver the same to the owner, master, or agent on his applying and paying the balance of fee and other sums (if any) herein mentioned as payable in that behalf.
(12.) The owner, agent, or master of every steam-ship requiring a certificate under this section, shall pay for every certificate granted by the Governor the fees mentioned in the table marked C in the schedule hereto.
(18.) No certificate shall be held to be in force for the purposes of this section beyond a period of twelve months; and no certificate shall be in forge after notice is given by the Governor to the owner, agent, or master of the ship to which the same relates, that he has cancelled or revoked the same : Provided that if any steam-ship is absent from the Colony at the time when her certificate expires uo penalty shall be incurred until she commences a voyage after her next subsequent return to the Colony, and the Governor may require any certificate which has expired or has been revoked or cancelled to be delivered up as he directs, and any owner, ageut, or master, who without any reasonable cause neglects or refuses to comply with such requiremont, shall incur a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
(14.) The Governor may revoke and cancel such certifi- cates in any case in which he has reason to believe---
(a.) That the declarations of the sufficiency and good condition of the hull, equipments, and machinery of any steam-ship have been fraudulently or erroneously made; or,
(b.) That such certificate has otherwise been issued upon false or erroneous information; or,
(c.) That since the making of such declarations, the hull, equipments, or machinery of such steam- ship have sustained any injury, or are otherwise insufficient:
And in every such case the Governor may, if he thinks fit, require the owner to have the hull, equipments, or machinery of such steam-ship again surveyed, and to transmit a fur- ther declaration or declarations of the sufficiency and good condition thereof, before re-issuing any certificate, or grant- ing a fresh one in lieu thereof.
(15.) The owner, agent, or master of every such steam- ship, shall forthwith, on the transmission of any such cer- tificate as aforesaid to him or his agent, cause one of the duplicates thereof so transmitted to be put up in some conspicuous part of the ship, so as to be visible to all persons
Transmission
of declaration to the Governor. Penalty for delay. Ibid, 84-8.9.)
Governor to issue cer. tificale. (Ibid, sub-s, 10)
Issue and transmission
of certificates. (Ibid, see. 11.)
Fees to be paid For certificate. (bul, sec, 12.)
How long eertificates to continue in force. (bil, sec. 13.)
Governor may cancel ecrtifientes,
and require fresh
deeln entions. (Ibid, sec. 14.)
Copy of certificate to be placed in conspicuous part of ship. Tid, sub-s
15.)
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