CHINESE EMIGRATION.
No. 1 of 1889.
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23. Such special licence may at any time be cancelled by the Governor in his discretion.
24. Every steamer to which a special licence is granted shall, during the continuance of such licence, be relieved from the regulations contained in the 9th schedule, but nothing herein contained shall be deemed to relieve such steamer from the operation of any part of the Act, except the regulations contained in schedule thereto.
25. The breach of any regulation contained in the 4th schedule, or of any condition of a special licence, shall be deemed to be a breach of a regulation respecting Chinese passenger ships within the meaning of the Act.
26. Every person who impedes the Emigration Officer in the execution or performance of any of the powers or duties vested in or imposed upon him by this Ordinance, shall, on summary conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 500 dollars for each offence for which no other punishment is provided.
Emigration Passage Brokers.
27.-(1) No person shall act as a passenger broker or in procuring passengers for, or in the sale or letting of passages in, any licensed Chinese passenger ship proceeding on a voyage of more than 7 days duration unless he has, with two sufficient sureties, to be approved by the Emigration Officer, entered into a joint and several bond in the sum of 5,000 dollars to His Majesty, according to the form in the 5th schedule, which bond shall be renewed on each occasion of obtaining such licence as hereinafter mentioned, and shall be deposited with the Emigration Officer; nor unless such person has obtained a licence to let or sell passages; nor unless such licence is then in force.
(2) Where different members of the same firm act as passage brokers each person so acting shall comply with the terms of this section.
28. Any person wishing to obtain a licence to act as a passage broker shall make application for the same to the Emigration Officer.
*As amended by No. 65 of 1911.
As amended by No. 50 of 1911 and No. 62 of 1911.
As amended by No. 50 of 1911.
As amended by No. 51 of 1911, No. 62 of 1911 and No. 21 of 1912.
As amended by No. 50 of 1911, No. 51 of 1911 and No. 62 of 1911.