72 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD FEBRUARY, 1878.
formation for owner, Inaster, or engineer who, on being applied to for that that purpose.purpose, wilfully refuses or neglects to give such information or [Ibid s. 321.] assistance, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding twenty-five
dollars.
Harbour
Master may refuse clear-
Penalties for carrying Passengers in excess of the Numbers allowed by Certificate, or in a certain proportion to tonnage. IV. The master of any steam-ship carrying more than ten pas- sengers shall, upon application to the Harbour Master for a ances to ship port clearance, state the number of passengers he purposes to carrying more carry in the then projected voyage; and if such number shall be in excess of the number mentioned in the certificate or where no than allowed certificate is required in excess of the proportion to tonnage con- by certificate. tained in table 4 of the schedule hereunto annexed, the Harbour [Ibid s. 318.] Master may refuse a port clearance to such ship. Any master wilfully misrepresenting the number of passengers so about to be carried shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars.
passengers
Penalty for taking more passengers
than allowed by certificate, [Ibid s. 319.]
Governor may prohibit con- veyance of deck passengers.
Steam vessels
not to carry
2. Any master of any such ship who shall, after having obtained such port clearance, wilfully take or receive on board such vessel any number of passengers greater than that allowed by the said port clearance, shall, on conviction, be subject to a penalty not exceeding two hundred dollars in addition to a penalty of five dollars for every such passenger in excess of the number permitted to be carried by the said port clearance; and the master of any ship proceeding to sea without a port clearance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
3. It shall be lawful for the Governor in Council to prohibit the conveyance of deck passengers by any steam-ship or vessel pro- pelled 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.
V. It shall not be lawful for any steam-vessel of less than fifty ander 50 tons 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 hereinafter provided; and in case any such steam-vessel shall be so employed as aforesaid without a licence, the owner, master, or person in charge thereof shall be - liable to a penalty not exceeding five hundred dollars.
passengers for hire without licence. [No. 8 of 1875.j
The Harbour
2. The Harbour Master may issue to steam-vessels of less than Master to issue fifty tons burden licences for carrying passengers upon the condi
tions prescribed by such regulations as are for the time being in force under this section.
licences.
Regulations.
Alteration or repeal of regulations.
Penalty for earrying pas-
sengers in excess of the licence, Penalty for
unlicensed
steamer
3. The regulations contained in table B of the schedule here- unto 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 regula- tion 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 carries 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 arriving with 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 exceeding one hundred dollars.
excessive
number of
passengers.
Steamers to
7. Every steam-vessel, whether licensed or not, of less than fifty exhibit lights. 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.
Offences against regulations.
8. Any person offending against any of the provisions of this section, or against any of the regulations in force for the time being under this section, when no penalty is specified, shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding fifty dollars.
River Steamers.
Steamers leav- VI. The Governor in Council may, from time to time, grant ing Hongkong, special licences for steam-ships or vessels propelled by steam, Macao, or Can- leaving or entering the waters of the Colony for or from Canton, ton only allow-
or for or from any place on the Canton river, or for or from ed to carry a limited number Macao, in respect to the number of passengers to be carried on