THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 26HT NOVEMBER, 1879.
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to pro- hibit the conveyance of deck passengers by any steam-ship or vessel propelled by steam.
4. This section shall not apply to ships or vessels which come within the operation of the Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855, or of any Ordinance made or hereafter to be made in pursuance of the provisions thereof.
Steam-vessels under 50 tons.
VII. It shall not be lawful for any steam-vessel of less than fifty tons burden to carry passengers for hire within the waters of the Colony, or to any place outside the waters of the Colony, unless she has obtained a licence as herein- after provided, and in case any such steam-vessel shall be so employed as aforesaid without a licence, the owner, mas- ter, or person in charge thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
2. The Harbour Master may issue to steam-vessels of less than fifty tons burden licences for carrying passengers upon the conditions prescribed by such regulations as are for the time being in force under this section.
3. The regulations contained in the table F of the schedule hereunto annexed shall continue in force until altered or repealed as hereinafter provided.
4. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, alter, amend, or repeal the said regulations or any of them, and may make other regulations as he deems requisite. Every new regulation and every alteration, amendment, or repeal of an existing regulation shall be published in the Gazette, and after such publication shall have the force of law.
5. If any steam-vessel licensed under this section car- ries within the waters of the Colony more passengers than her licence allows, the owner or master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
6. If any unlicensed steam-vessel of less than fifty tons burden arrives in the waters of the Colony carrying more passengers in proportion to her size than she would be licensed to carry under the regulations for the time being in force under this section, the master thereof shall be liable to a penalty not execeding one hundred dollars.
7. If any steam-vessel licensed uuder this section plies in the waters of the Colony without a certificated master or engineer as provided by Schedule F, the owner thereof shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment with or without hard labour for a period not exceeding three months.
8. If any person places an undue weight or pressure on safety valve of any vessel licensed under this section, he shall incur a penalty not exceeding one hundred dollars or to imprisonment not exceeding three mouths.
9. Every steam-vessel, whether licensed or not, of less than fifty tons burden shall, when under way between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a green light on the starboard bow and a red light on the port bow and a bright light at least ten feet above the coloured lights; and every such steam-vessel shall, when at anchor between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a bright light at least 10 feet above the gunwales.
10. Any person offending against the provisions of this section, or against any of the regulations in force for the time being under this section, where no penalty is specified, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
River Steamers.
VIII. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, grant special licences for steam-ships or vessels propelled by steam, leaving or entering the waters of the Colony for or from Canton, or for or from any place on the Canton river, or 'for or from Macao, in respect to the number of passengers to be carried on each such steam-ship or vessel propelled by steam, and in case any such steam-ship or vessel propelled by steam, shall leave or enter the waters of the Colony as aforesaid, having passengers on board in excess of the numbers authorised by such special licence as aforesaid, or in case any steam-ship not having such special licence shall leave or enter the waters of the Colony as aforesaid, having passengers on board in excess of the proportion of two pas- sengers for every three tons of the registered net tonnage of such steam-ship, the owner or master thereof, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars, in addition to a penalty not exceeding five dollars for every passenger on board, in excess of the number permitted
Governor meg prohibit con- veyance of deck pussengers.
This section not to apply to ships or vessels which come under the Chinese Passengers' Act, 1855, &e
Steam vessel k under 30 tons not to carry passengers for hire without licence.
The Harbour Master to se licences.
Regulations.
Alteration or repeal of regulations.
Penly for carrying pas- sengers in excess of the licence.
Penday for unlicensed steamer arriving with excessive number of Passengels.
Penalty for plying with ont cerii6- ented master or engineer.
Ste more t exhibit lights
Offences against regulations
Steamers leaving Hong- kong, Macu or Canton only allowed to carry a li- mited numbe of junesengrene. ING. AF of 1876..
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