554.
Responsibility of licensee or owner
Prohibition of plying near ship of war.
Compliance with provisions as to passes and clearances.
Penalty for breach of Regulations.
Issue of licence, fee, security, etc. Appendix: Form No. 1.
Particulars and duration of licence.
Painting of number of licence and exhibition of light.
Prohibition of false bottom.
Obligation to let boat.
Restriction on conveyance of passengers.
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as regards repairs and cleanliness, in a state fit for public use, or for any misconduct on the part of the licensee or of any of the crew of the boat.
6. The licensee or owner of every boat will be held responsible for any breach of these Regulations and for any misconduct on the part of himself or of the crew of his boat.
7. No boat shall lie or ply for hire within 300 feet of any ship of war without the written permission of the Harbour Master or of the officer in command of such ship of war.
8. All boats or vessels licensed under these Regulations, on quitting and entering any Port within the waters of the Colony (except when actually conveying or in the employ of pleasure parties), shall comply with the provisions of this Ordinance relating to junk anchorage passes and clearances
9. Any breach of these Regulations shall be punishable with a penalty not exceeding 100 dollars or, in default of payment, with imprisonment not exceeding 3 months, with or without hard labour.
Cargo Boats.
10. Licences shall be issued by the Registrar General, on production of a certificate from the Harbour Master or his Deputy, stating the particulars required by the Form No. 1 in the Appendix to these Regulations. A fee of one dollar shall be payable to the Harbour Master for the certificate The applicant shall furnish the Registrar General with his photograph required, and shall also give such security for his appearance when required as the Registrar General may demand. Each licence shall be numbered and shall not be transferable.
11. Each licence shall state the length, breadth, depth, and dead-weight capacity of the boat, together with the scale of fares, and shall be valid for one year only, from the 1st of April.
12. Every boat for which a licence has been granted shall carry on each bow and on its stern, legibly painted upon wood, the number of its licence in figures 24 inches in height, and no other number. Such number shall not be concealed, and such boat shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit a light, visible all round, not less than two feet above the gunwale.
13. No boat shall have a false bottom or any other secret compartment for the concealment of goods or persons.
14. No licensee shall refuse to let his boat, except for some reasonable cause.
15. Cargo boats will only be allowed to carry such passengers as may be in charge of goods or baggage for the conveyance of which the boat is hired or used, or who may be required or may have been required to assist in loading or unloading.