THE HONGKONG GOVT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 9TH DEC., 1891.
(5.) The Surveyor's certificate, referred to in sub-section 4 of this section, shall, in case of a steam-ship, be a certi- ficate granted under section 5 of this Ordinance, and in case of a sailing vessel shall be a certificate specifying the proper measurement of the ship requiring a Colonial regis- ter, and that such ship has proper anchors and chains, can- vas sails, if any, her bottom sheathed with metal, and that such ship is in all respects strongly built and properly equip- ped for the trade for which she is intended.
(6.) It shall not be lawful for the owner of any Colonial ship to give her any name other than that of her registry, and such owner shall, after registry, cause to be painted in white or yellow letters not less than four inches long her name upon some conspicuous part of her stern and on each bow in a distinct and legible manner, both in Roman and Chinese characters, and shall so keep and preserve the same, and, on breach of the provisions of this subsection, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
(7.) The register of every Colonial ship shall be pro- duced once at least every six months to the Harbour Master, who shall endorse the date of such production on such re- gister, upon pain, on failure of such production, of the for- feiture of such register, unless satisfactory cause for such non-production be shown to the Colonial Secretary.
(8.) Every register, certificate, endorsement, declaration, or bond authorized or required by this section, may be pro- ved in any Court of Justice, or before any person having by law or by consent of parties authority to receive evidence, either by the production of the original, or by an examined copy thereof, or by a copy thereof purporting to be certi- fied under the hand of the Colonial Secretary, or other person who, for the time being, shall happen to have charge of the original, which certified copy he is hereby required to furnish to every person applying at a reasonable time for the same, and paying therefor the sum of one dollar; and every document, when so proved as aforesaid, shall be received as primâ facie cvidence of all matters therein recited, stated, or appearing.
(9.) The British flag may be used on board of any Co- lonial ship lawfully possessing a Colonial register.
(10.) Upon any change of ownership in any Colonial ship registered under this section, such change as aforesaid shall be endorsed upon her register under the hand of the Governor; and any change of master shall be endorsed upon the register by the Harbour Master.
(11.) Every Colonial ship (except Chinese junks or lor- chas) provided with a Colonial register under this section shall be, in every respect, subject to the provisions of part I of this Ordinance and (except where the same are incon- sistent with the terms of this section) to the provisions of "The Merchant Shipping Acts 1854 to 1890" and to any Acts amending the same, in the same manner and to the same extent as British ships registered under the said Acts are subject thereto, in the waters of this Colony, or in trading therein or therefrom.
(12.) Any Colonial register granted under this section shall be in force and effect for one year from the date of such register, and no longer, and such register shall be renewable by endorsement on the same, under the hand of the Governor, if he shall so think fit: Provided always that whether the register is intended to be renewed or not such register shall be delivered into the custody of the Colonial Secretary five days before the expiration of the year for which it has been granted or in the event of the registered ship being at sea then on her return to the waters of the Colony, and that the owner, agent, or master of any such ship neglecting to comply with the requirements of this sub-section shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding $500.
(13.) No prosecution shall be instituted under this see- tion unless under the fiat of the Attorney General.
CHAPTER II.
Regulations concerning Safety.
4. (1.) It shall be the duty of the owner and master of every British or Colonial ship within the waters of the Colony to see that his ship is provided in accordance with the Rules in Table 4 in the Schedule to this Ordinance with such life boats jackets and other appliances for saving
Surveyor's certificate.
(Ibid. new sub-8, 5.)
Name of Colonial registered. ship.
(Ibid, sub-s.
6.)
Production of Colonial regis
ter to Harbour Master every six months. Jbid, sub-s.
7.)
Colonial regis- ters, &c. may be proved by production of originals or copies. (Thi, sub-s.
8.)
(Tbùl, sub-8.9.)
Change of owner or
inaster. (Thid. sub-6. 10.)
Colonial regis- tered ships to be subject tu Merchant Shipping Acts, &o. (Thid, sub-s 11)
Duration of Colonial resister.
(Had. sub-s. 12.)
Consent to prosecution. hid, sub-
B.
Duties of owner and master.
(51 and 52, Vict. c. 24, sec. 1.j
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