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(6.) Every such master about to proceed to sea shall, where practical, hoist a "Blue Peter" not less than eighteen hours before the time intended for departure, and shall give notice thereof, and, if required, shall state the nature of the intended voyage and the general description of cargo, to the Harbour Master, who, if there is no reasonable objection, will furnish a port clearance, return the ship's papers, and attest the manifest, if necessary; and any master having obtained such clearance and not sailing within thirty-six hours thereafter shall report to the Harbour Master his reason for not sailing, and shall re-deposit the ship's papers, if required. Any master who wilfully neglects or disobeys this regulation, or wilfully gives false information, or goes to sea without having obtained a port clearance shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars: Provided that nothing in this section shall be held to apply to any ship arriving when the Harbour Master's Office is closed for business and leaving before the said office is again open for business, but in such case the master shall cause such arrival and departure to be reported to the Harbour Master as soon as practicable.
Quarantine.
23. (1.) The Governor-in-Council may from time to time make such regulations as the Governor-in-Council may deem necessary for maintaining and enforcing an effectual quarantine in the Ports and waters of the Colony, and for the setting apart of suitable places in available situations for Quarantine Stations and providing for the detention and seclusion in such places of persons, whether actually suffering from disease or not, arriving on board vessels subjected to quarantine, and for the payment to the Government by the owner or agent of any such vessel of any such costs and expenses charged or incurred for the medical attendance and maintenance of any person removed to any hospital or other place. Provided that, unless and until other regulations are made, the regulations in Table I of the Schedule to this Ordinance shall apply.
(2.) Every person who offends against any such regulations, except Regulation No. 16 of the said Table I, shall, on summary conviction before a Stipendiary Magistrate, be liable to a penalty not exceeding two thousand dollars, or to imprisonment, with or without hard labour, for any term not exceeding twelve months, or, at the discretion of the Stipendiary Magistrate, to both penalty and imprisonment; and the Captain Superintendent of Police, and any officers whom he may appoint for the purpose of enforcing quarantine, shall have the same powers to prevent the commission of breaches of such regulations, and to arrest, recapture or detain offenders against them, as may be used by any person for the prevention of any felony or the arrest, recapture, or detention of a felon.